The ruling on a woman straightening her hair and gathering it to the back
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on straightening the hair without a part? Knowing that straightening the hair is normal, without raising it to the top of the head such that it appears from behind the abaya, is that permissible or not? Straightening the hair in a manner that does not resemble the disbelieving women or the wicked women, and likewise does not resemble men.
The Shaykh:
Straightening the hair in the specific manner of Muslim women is permissible; indeed, it is required because it is part of a woman’s care in beautifying herself and preparing herself for her husband. The parting at the end of the hair is better and more beautiful. If the purpose of the parting is to imitate the disbelieving women, the wicked women, or to imitate men, then that is not permissible. The result is that parting is better and more complete, and more complete in beauty, and perhaps it is also better for the hair.
The presenter:
We will answer the rest of the question regarding the topic of returning the hair to the back so that it does not appear from behind the abaya, as you said, gathering the hair to the back or from the top of the head.
The Shaykh:
All of this is not permissible. The hair is let down, or in the form of braids, or in a neutral form. If it is gathered and has volume from the back, or from the top, this is not permissible. Gathering it on top is worse, because this falls under the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in describing the women who are from the side of the Fire, for their hair is like the bags of the camel, because it takes the form of another head, as if she has two heads. This resembles the description of the women of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. This is a sign that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned and warned against. Likewise, gathering it from the nape of the neck also has a share of this aspect.
What is the ruling on straightening the hair without a part? Knowing that straightening the hair is normal, without raising it to the top of the head such that it appears from behind the abaya, is that permissible or not? Straightening the hair in a manner that does not resemble the disbelieving women or the wicked women, and likewise does not resemble men.
The Shaykh:
Straightening the hair in the specific manner of Muslim women is permissible; indeed, it is required because it is part of a woman’s care in beautifying herself and preparing herself for her husband. The parting at the end of the hair is better and more beautiful. If the purpose of the parting is to imitate the disbelieving women, the wicked women, or to imitate men, then that is not permissible. The result is that parting is better and more complete, and more complete in beauty, and perhaps it is also better for the hair.
The presenter:
We will answer the rest of the question regarding the topic of returning the hair to the back so that it does not appear from behind the abaya, as you said, gathering the hair to the back or from the top of the head.
The Shaykh:
All of this is not permissible. The hair is let down, or in the form of braids, or in a neutral form. If it is gathered and has volume from the back, or from the top, this is not permissible. Gathering it on top is worse, because this falls under the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in describing the women who are from the side of the Fire, for their hair is like the bags of the camel, because it takes the form of another head, as if she has two heads. This resembles the description of the women of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. This is a sign that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned and warned against. Likewise, gathering it from the nape of the neck also has a share of this aspect.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 097 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (7:23)
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