Is it permissible for a woman to cut her hair, and what is the limit of the cut?
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The Shaykh : This is from Umm Abdullah, who said:
Is it permissible to cut the hair, and what is the limit of the cut?
It is better for a woman not to cut her hair, but she may do so on the condition that it does not resemble a man's head, and that it does not resemble the haircuts of the women of the disbelievers.
As for the first, it is because whoever imitates the men is cursed, may Allah protect us from that.
And as for the second:Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani).
And this is *Mukhtasar al-Mughni*, *Mughni al-Labib* in grammar, a summary we will distribute, if Allah wills, but we will not distribute it without an exam, and Allah knows best. That is by posing grammatical questions to you; the one who answers deserves it, and the one who does not answer does not deserve it. Do you agree to this?
The questioner : *Mughni al-Labib*?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : And whoever is not a *labib* (wise person) should not take it.
The Shaykh : Yes, his share and portion.
The questioner : One mistake?
The Shaykh : I complain to Allah; it is *Mughni al-Labib*, or we leave it as usual: the one who read for three years, then two years, then one year, that is better.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, if Allah wills.
There is no god but Allah.
Is it permissible to cut the hair, and what is the limit of the cut?
It is better for a woman not to cut her hair, but she may do so on the condition that it does not resemble a man's head, and that it does not resemble the haircuts of the women of the disbelievers.
As for the first, it is because whoever imitates the men is cursed, may Allah protect us from that.
And as for the second:
He who copies any people is one of them.
فمن تشبه بقوم فهو منهمAnd this is *Mukhtasar al-Mughni*, *Mughni al-Labib* in grammar, a summary we will distribute, if Allah wills, but we will not distribute it without an exam, and Allah knows best. That is by posing grammatical questions to you; the one who answers deserves it, and the one who does not answer does not deserve it. Do you agree to this?
The questioner : *Mughni al-Labib*?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : And whoever is not a *labib* (wise person) should not take it.
The Shaykh : Yes, his share and portion.
The questioner : One mistake?
The Shaykh : I complain to Allah; it is *Mughni al-Labib*, or we leave it as usual: the one who read for three years, then two years, then one year, that is better.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, if Allah wills.
There is no god but Allah.