Is it permissible for a woman to cut her hair to above the shoulders if she does not intend to imitate others but is responding to her husband's request?
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The questioner : He says: O honorable Shaykh! Is it permissible for a woman to cut her hair to above the shoulders if she does not intend to imitate others but is responding to her husband's request? And what is the ruling on wearing the niqab and exposing only the eyes?
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the first issue, which is a woman cutting her hair: the well-known view among the Hanbalis is that it is disliked for her to cut it, even if it is a small amount. They said that if she is in the state of ihram, she should not cut more than the width of a fingernail. So what about when she is not in ihram? Some scholars said that it is permissible for her to cut her head hair on the condition that it does not rise above the shoulder, and that it does not resemble the hair of men or the hair of prostitutes or disbelieving women. Based on this, we say: a woman should not cut her head hair to above the shoulders, even if her husband agrees to it. Indeed, even if he orders her to do so. And husbands should fear Allah and not force women to do something they dislike, and Islam does not approve of it either.
As for the niqab, the niqab is originally permissible, because the female Companions wore the niqab during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the woman in ihram:. However, considering what has happened with women today and their expansion in this matter, I do not issue a fatwa permitting it. Rather, I see it as prohibited, because women have played with it, so some of them now open a large opening until the eyebrow and the upper part of the cheek are visible. And some of them now cover themselves with the khimar in a way that is like a mask. Based on this expansion, I see it as prohibited and do not issue a fatwa permitting it. There is no blame on me for this, because permissible things, if a prohibited outcome results from them, are prohibited, just as the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), prohibited a man who had divorced his wife three times from taking her back. He said: Bulugh al-Maram 8:125. So he implemented it for them.
Riyadh.
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the first issue, which is a woman cutting her hair: the well-known view among the Hanbalis is that it is disliked for her to cut it, even if it is a small amount. They said that if she is in the state of ihram, she should not cut more than the width of a fingernail. So what about when she is not in ihram? Some scholars said that it is permissible for her to cut her head hair on the condition that it does not rise above the shoulder, and that it does not resemble the hair of men or the hair of prostitutes or disbelieving women. Based on this, we say: a woman should not cut her head hair to above the shoulders, even if her husband agrees to it. Indeed, even if he orders her to do so. And husbands should fear Allah and not force women to do something they dislike, and Islam does not approve of it either.
As for the niqab, the niqab is originally permissible, because the female Companions wore the niqab during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the woman in ihram:
She shall not wear the niqab
لا تنتقبPeople have made haste in an affair which they are required to take slowly. What if we execute it on them.
أرى الناس قد استعجلوا في أمر كانت لهم فيه أناة، فلو أمضيناه عليهمRiyadh.