A woman cutting the hair on her head
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on a woman cutting the hair on her head?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, because her hair is her beauty, and also cutting it involves imitating men. She might shape it like a man's head, imitating men, so it is not permissible to cut the hair on her head. The Lawgiver did not authorize her to cut it except when exiting the state of ihram from Hajj or 'Umrah, to the extent of a finger's width. He only allowed her the width of a finger for Hajj and 'Umrah. Beyond that, she preserves her head hair and does not play with it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a person who is unable to gather money.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger, meaning Allah the Exalted and Majestic, prescribed for the man shaving his head as being better than shortening it. As for the woman, she shortens it by taking only the width of a finger from each braid, which indicates that it is required of the woman to preserve the hair on her head. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on a woman cutting the hair on her head?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, because her hair is her beauty, and also cutting it involves imitating men. She might shape it like a man's head, imitating men, so it is not permissible to cut the hair on her head. The Lawgiver did not authorize her to cut it except when exiting the state of ihram from Hajj or 'Umrah, to the extent of a finger's width. He only allowed her the width of a finger for Hajj and 'Umrah. Beyond that, she preserves her head hair and does not play with it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a person who is unable to gather money.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger, meaning Allah the Exalted and Majestic, prescribed for the man shaving his head as being better than shortening it. As for the woman, she shortens it by taking only the width of a finger from each braid, which indicates that it is required of the woman to preserve the hair on her head. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب : الخوف من الشرك — islamhouse.com (1:05:02)
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