The Ruling on Shortening Hair to Treat Hair Loss
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: I am a woman whose head hair is falling out. I was told that if I cut it and trim it, it will not fall out. Is it permissible for me to shorten my hair to the shoulder for this reason?
Answer:
Consult the doctors and ask them about it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: I am a woman whose head hair is falling out. I was told that if I cut it and trim it, it will not fall out. Is it permissible for me to shorten my hair to the shoulder for this reason?
Answer:
Consult the doctors and ask them about it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفلاسفة لا تختص بأمة من الأمم بل هم موجودون في سائر الأمم — islamhouse.com (1:14:43)
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