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The Ruling on a Woman Loosening or Tying Up Her Hair

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Question:
What is the ruling on combing the hair without parting it, knowing that combing the hair is normal without raising it to the top above the head such that it appears from behind the eye? Is that present or not?

Answer:
Combing the hair in a manner that does not imitate disbelieving women or wicked women, and likewise does not imitate men, is permissible. Combing the hair in the specific manner of women, that is, in braids, is not a problem. In fact, it is required because it is part of a woman’s care in beautifying herself and humbling herself before her husband. As for parting the hair, this is better and more abundant. If the purpose of parting the hair is to imitate what we mentioned of disbelieving women or wicked women, or to imitate men, then it is not permissible. The result is that parting it is better, more complete, and more perfect in beauty, and it may also be healthier for the hair.
The rest of the question concerns the topic of returning the hair to the back so that it does not appear from behind the abaya, as you say, gathering the hair to the back or from the top of the head. All of this is not permissible. The hair is let down either in the form of braids or in the form of tresses. As for gathering it so that it has a volume from the back, or from, or on top, this is not permissible. And gathering it on top is worse, because this falls under the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in describing the women who are from the people of the Fire, whose heads are like the sloping humps of camels, because it becomes like a second head on her, as if she had two heads. It resembles the mother of the Bakhaki, which is a sign with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding her, and he warned against it. Likewise, gathering it from the nape also has a share of this aspect. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/097 — archive.org (7:23)

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