What is the ruling on styling the hair without a part?
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on styling the hair without a part? Knowing that the styling is ordinary, without raising it to the top of the head so that it shows from behind the abaya, is that permissible or not? Styling the hair in a way that does not imitate disbelieving women or sinful women, and likewise does not involve imitating men.
The Shaykh:
And not imitating men. So, styling the hair in the manner specific to women, meaning among people, there is no harm in it. In fact, it is required because it is part of a woman’s care for her adornment and her permission for her husband. The part, the parting of the hair, this is better and more abundant. If the purpose of the part is the imitation we mentioned of disbelieving women or sinful women, or the imitation of men, then this is not permissible. The result is that a part is better and more complete in beauty, and it may also be better for the hair.
The questioner:
The rest of the question is about the topic of pulling the hair back so that it does not show from behind the abaya, as you say?
The Shaykh:
Gathering the hair to the back or from the top of the head, all of this is not permissible. Rather, the hair is let loose, either in the form of tresses or in the form of braids. As for gathering it so that it has a volume at the back or on top, this is not permissible, and gathering it on top is worse.
Because this falls under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in describing women, except in the case of the fire, because their heads are like the tilted humps of camels, because it becomes like another head on her, as if she has two heads, resembling the description of the Bakhaki women. This is a sign that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade and prohibited, so likewise, gathering it from the back also has a share of this same gathering.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
What is the ruling on styling the hair without a part? Knowing that the styling is ordinary, without raising it to the top of the head so that it shows from behind the abaya, is that permissible or not? Styling the hair in a way that does not imitate disbelieving women or sinful women, and likewise does not involve imitating men.
The Shaykh:
And not imitating men. So, styling the hair in the manner specific to women, meaning among people, there is no harm in it. In fact, it is required because it is part of a woman’s care for her adornment and her permission for her husband. The part, the parting of the hair, this is better and more abundant. If the purpose of the part is the imitation we mentioned of disbelieving women or sinful women, or the imitation of men, then this is not permissible. The result is that a part is better and more complete in beauty, and it may also be better for the hair.
The questioner:
The rest of the question is about the topic of pulling the hair back so that it does not show from behind the abaya, as you say?
The Shaykh:
Gathering the hair to the back or from the top of the head, all of this is not permissible. Rather, the hair is let loose, either in the form of tresses or in the form of braids. As for gathering it so that it has a volume at the back or on top, this is not permissible, and gathering it on top is worse.
Because this falls under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in describing women, except in the case of the fire, because their heads are like the tilted humps of camels, because it becomes like another head on her, as if she has two heads, resembling the description of the Bakhaki women. This is a sign that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade and prohibited, so likewise, gathering it from the back also has a share of this same gathering.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماحكم تسريح الشعر بدون فرقه؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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