Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit combing the hair except every other day for both men and women?

The questioner : A question was sent to us stating that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited combing the hair except every other day. The question is: Is this specific to men, or does it apply to both men and women?

The Shaykh : Every Arab understands that this is a general text. It is a general text, and the principle of every general text is that it applies to its generality until a specific text comes to restrict it. Especially since the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say . Yes, women are a place for adornment, but the Shari'ah wants them not to make their constant occupation preoccupation with adornment. Just as He wanted men, when He prohibited them from combing their hair except every other day, not to become accustomed to soft living, but rather to combine between hardship and softness in life, so too women should live this life as well. This is part of what concerns women. However, the matter regarding men is that they should not ask their women to always be adorned for their presence. No, but one day and one day. This hadith and similar ones also fall under the generality of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) . This is also an address that includes women along with men, due to his previous mention (peace be upon him) , . The truth is that Islamic life today is far from the early Islamic life. Women who are raised to care only for their adornment for the man, meaning they have exaggerated in what Allah has permitted for them. And this exaggeration, if its door is opened by something easy, the matter is as it was said in some proverbs and then in some poetry: "The first of the rain is a drop, then it pours down." So when the person of obligation, whether male or female, becomes lenient in some matters, even if they do not reach the level of being forbidden, but are not recommended or prescribed, then there will be no limit to this transgression, as we mentioned in the aforementioned proverb: "The first of the rain is a drop, then it pours down." And you are witnessing now, in reality, the truth of this proverb. So women, in the path of adornment, do not stop at leniency. Do you think this prohibition is specific to men or women? No, they have gone to extremes and contradicted the texts that directly concern them. Then jurisprudence attaches men to them by way of stronger analogy, as the jurists say. For example, you all must have heard, if not read, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) . Do you find a woman today who does not pluck her eyebrows except those whom Allah has protected, and they are few! Just as the Messenger (peace be upon him) said in some hadiths: his gaze fell upon a crow. What did he (peace be upon him) call it?
Al-Halabi : The white-crowned crow.

The Shaykh : Yes, and what was the definition of "white-crowned"? Is it a distinct whiteness, or are its wings? I am trying to remember the opinion of the Prophet. A crow unlike the one we know, which is black. So I am hesitating now: is this white-crowned crow's whiteness in its legs or in its wings? He said . "White-crowned" means that this hadith meets with another authentic hadith . Why? Because they are bold in contradicting the rulings of the Shari'ah, especially when their boldness is related to satisfying their adornment. So this hadith is specific to women. In a narration, it was added: . This type is cursed, far from the mercy of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. How many questions come today from women, and how many of the learned women help women to achieve their desires while contradicting the text of this authentic hadith.