Is it permissible for a man to grow his hair long?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it permissible to grow and lengthen the hair?
The Shaykh:
He said it.
The questioner:
Yes, the hair on the head?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to lengthen it.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a man to grow and lengthen his hair? Because some say that this is not permissible, and that a student of knowledge should not do so?
The Shaykh:
If he grows his hair in accordance with the Sunnah that has been transmitted, there is no harm in that. But if he grows it according to fashion and what people are doing, this is not permissible, because this is imitating the disbelievers. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it permissible to grow and lengthen the hair?
The Shaykh:
He said it.
The questioner:
Yes, the hair on the head?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to lengthen it.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a man to grow and lengthen his hair? Because some say that this is not permissible, and that a student of knowledge should not do so?
The Shaykh:
If he grows his hair in accordance with the Sunnah that has been transmitted, there is no harm in that. But if he grows it according to fashion and what people are doing, this is not permissible, because this is imitating the disbelievers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1775 -3022] هل يجوز للرجل أن يطيل شعره؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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