Is it authentic that the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to cut their hair?
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The questioner : , if you please, Shaykh, this is personal to me. Is it permissible, or did it come in one of the Six Books, and Allah knows best, that one of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to cut their hair or take from their hair? Is this chain of narration or this report authentic?
The Shaykh : I read it in Sahih Muslim.
The questioner : I do not remember.
The Shaykh : This is the text of the hadith in Sahih Muslim:
The questioner : Do you mean you say it is permissible?
The Shaykh : With one condition: that the woman who cuts her hair does not intend to imitate the disbelieving women or the sinful Muslim women, and I do not say the believing women. Did you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, I was hesitating about this and was confused about my situation, because I have my wife and my sisters, and they want to act upon this, so I was always hesitating and putting them off until I could verify the chain of this hadith.
The Shaykh : But I advise you: do not give them absolute permission, but only with the restriction and condition I mentioned to you just now.
The questioner : We entrust you to Allah and we greet you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, greet me.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings; he laughs.The Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him).
The Shaykh : I read it in Sahih Muslim.
The questioner : I do not remember.
The Shaykh : This is the text of the hadith in Sahih Muslim:
The women of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to take from their hair until it was like a tuft.
أن نساء النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم كن يأخذن من شعورهن حتى تكون كالوفرةThe questioner : Do you mean you say it is permissible?
The Shaykh : With one condition: that the woman who cuts her hair does not intend to imitate the disbelieving women or the sinful Muslim women, and I do not say the believing women. Did you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, I was hesitating about this and was confused about my situation, because I have my wife and my sisters, and they want to act upon this, so I was always hesitating and putting them off until I could verify the chain of this hadith.
The Shaykh : But I advise you: do not give them absolute permission, but only with the restriction and condition I mentioned to you just now.
The questioner : We entrust you to Allah and we greet you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, greet me.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings; he laughs.The Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him).
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