The Ruling on Lengthening Hair and Straightening It in Barbershops

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Among some of the committed young men here, it has become common to let their hair grow until it reaches their shoulders, and they are seen going to barbershops to straighten and smooth their hair. 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 follows the fashions, or is this from the Sunnah? This is an act of indulgence, effeminacy, and imitating the disbelievers, so such an action is not permissible. Rather, he should take care of his hair himself; he should take care of his hair himself and take the wage. Does one go to mess with his hair and leave it in the state of the hair of the disbelievers? I want to mention the straightening and the straightening, this is from two things that have come up now, yes.