Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Are women allowed to cut their hair?

· 18 Shawwal 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 21894English

Question

Are women allowed to cut they hair?

Answer

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is not permissible for a woman to cut her hair.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Moulana Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] و فيه: قطعت شعر رأسها أثمت و لعنت زاد في البزازية و ان باذن الزوج لأنه لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصيت الخالق (الدر علي التنوير، ج 6، ص 407ن أيج أيم سعيد)

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Moulana Ismail Desai
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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