A woman cutting her hair to the length of the ear
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: What is the ruling on a woman cutting her hair to the length of the ear? And is this considered imitating men?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible for her to do that. Rather, she should keep her hair, because it is her beauty. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Allah adorned men with beards, and He adorned women with long hair. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: What is the ruling on a woman cutting her hair to the length of the ear? And is this considered imitating men?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible for her to do that. Rather, she should keep her hair, because it is her beauty. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Allah adorned men with beards, and He adorned women with long hair. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يصنع إذا اجتمع الداعيان — islamhouse.com (1:12:31)
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