What is the ruling on cutting girls' hair in a French style? And at what age does the prohibition begin, because people say about a girl who is two or three years old: she is young?

The questioner : He says:The questioner : Noble Shaykh, what is the ruling on cutting the hair of girls, my daughters, or in a French style? And at what age does the prohibition begin, because people say about a girl who is two or three years old: she is young?

The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement regarding a woman cutting her hair: some say it is forbidden, some say it is disliked, and some say it is permissible. However, if the hair is cut in a way that imitates the French or other non-Muslims, it is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*: "The minimum ruling for this hadith is prohibition, even though its apparent meaning implies that the one who imitates them is a disbeliever" Many women say: "We did not intend to imitate them." It is said: Imitation, when it occurs, does not require intention, because imitation is the appearance. If the appearance that resembles the appearance of non-Muslims is present, imitation has occurred whether you intended it or not. This is not worship; it is attire. If it is the attire of non-Muslims, it is not permissible for a person to dress in it. Accordingly, we say that it is not permissible for a woman to cut her head like the heads of French women or other non-Muslim women. As for slight cutting for the sake of beautifying herself for her husband, on the condition that it is not so much that it resembles men's hair, I hope there is no harm in it. Yes.