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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on a Woman Cutting Her Hair

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Question:
May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on a woman cutting the ends of her hair, not from above the shoulder?

Answer:
A woman should keep her hair and not cut it, because it is part of her beauty and adornment. The Lawgiver only commanded her in 'Umrah and Hajj to cut from the tips of her hair the length of a finger, the length of a finger, and that is for the sake of preserving her hair, because it is her beauty. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that this cutting involves imitating non-Muslims. If the matter of cutting reaches the point where it is made in the shape of a man's head, then it is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men, and he cursed the men who imitate women. So if the cutting is done such that it is made like a man's head, this becomes forbidden, and the one who does it is cursed, meaning the imitation of men. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [209] حكم قص المرأة شعرها - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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