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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The meaning of "their heads are like the humps of the Buhut" in the hadith

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Question:
The hadith
Their heads are like the humps of the Buhutرؤوسهنَّ كأَسْنِمَة البُخْت
What is meant by that?

Answer:
The scholars mentioned that they make them large with rags and other things until they become large like the humps of the Buhut, becoming wide and broad; because the humps of the Buhut are like two humps.
Q: Okay, there is what some women do now that is raised; hairstyles that are raised above the head, do they fall under this hadith?
A: The slight amount is not included, it is not like the humps of the Buhut, for the humps of the Buhut are large like two humps.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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