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Is it permissible to cut or shave a woman's hair during her menstrual period?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Here is a question about cutting hair and shaving it during a woman's menstrual period. Is it permissible or not? She wants to cut her head hair.

Answer:
No, no, I don't know. Yes, how is it intended? Cutting the head hair and shaving it as well. Shaving is forbidden without a doubt. She must not shave her head except for treatment during menstruation and other times, during menstruation and otherwise, except for a treatment that requires shaving it or shaving part of it, where the treatment depends on that.
Shaving for other than treatment is forbidden. And a woman who has performed 'Umrah and exited the state of ihram through Hajj or 'Umrah may take from her head the length of a hand's span, and the shortening is limited to the length of a hand's span. Shaving is better for men than shortening. The woman is limited to shortening, which indicates the permissibility of shaving. Ah. And likewise, cutting it in a shape resembling a man's head is strictly forbidden, and the one who does it is imitating men, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men and the men who imitate women. So if she cuts it in a shape resembling a man's head, this is severely forbidden, and the one who does it is imitating men. As for cutting it below that, cutting it below the shoulders. Yes.
This is if there is a need, such as if she is blind and cannot fix it and it is difficult for her, then there is no harm in lightening it for a need, as the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. And we see, peace be upon you. And it passed, except if it is merely for adornment, imitation, and imitating the disbelieving women, then it is not permissible, because the beauty of a woman is in her tresses. And in the keeping of her hair. Good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز قص الشعر أو حلقه أثناء الدورة الشهرية للمرأة؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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