Women cutting their hair
Question
I know you have said that it is not permissable for women to cut their hair. But is there actually any hadith that says that women cannot do such? I know it is not allowed for women to immitate men, which would mean women getting a boy cut. But if a women keeps it at a moderate length and it looks like a girl haircut, what is the harm in such?
Answer
In this time and era, what criteria will be adopted to determine and distinguish a boy's cut from a girl's cut?
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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