Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

For African women, is a hair relaxer jaiz. It straightens the hair to make it easier to take care of. Request for du'a.

· 15 Ramadan 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1722English

Question

The question text was not published separately; the title stands in for it.

For African women, is a hair relaxer jaiz. It straightens the hair to make it easier to take care of. Request for du'a.

Answer

It is permissible to use the hair relaxer in order to straighten the hair.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Mufti E. Desai

Answered by
Mufti E. Desai
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/1722
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-1722

Related fatawa