The Ruling on Lengthening and Smoothing Hair in Barbershops
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The Shaykh:
Thank you very much.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it has become widespread among some of the committed young men here to let their hair grow until it reaches their shoulders, and they are seen going to barbershops to have their hair cut and smoothed. Is this in accordance with the Sunnah, even though it is not the custom of the people of this country?
The Shaykh:
This is like what we mentioned, that it is following fashions. This is not from the Sunnah. This is from indulgence, effeminacy, and imitating the disbelievers. Such an action is not permissible. Rather, he should attend to his hair himself and bear the cost of it. One should not go and mess with his hair, leaving it in the style of the hair of the disbelievers. The wedding and the perm, and this has been the case for a long time, yes.
Thank you very much.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it has become widespread among some of the committed young men here to let their hair grow until it reaches their shoulders, and they are seen going to barbershops to have their hair cut and smoothed. Is this in accordance with the Sunnah, even though it is not the custom of the people of this country?
The Shaykh:
This is like what we mentioned, that it is following fashions. This is not from the Sunnah. This is from indulgence, effeminacy, and imitating the disbelievers. Such an action is not permissible. Rather, he should attend to his hair himself and bear the cost of it. One should not go and mess with his hair, leaving it in the style of the hair of the disbelievers. The wedding and the perm, and this has been the case for a long time, yes.
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