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Is it permissible to sell or use hair extensions or wigs to cover one’s loss of hair?

· 23 Shawwal 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to sell or use hair extensions or wigs to cover one’s loss of hair?

Answer

It is permissible for one to sell or use hair extensions and wigs made from synthetic hair or animal hair. However, it is not permissible to sell or use them if they are made from human hair or pig hair. (Hindiyyah 5/358 – Ahsanul Fataawa 8/75)

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Mufti Ismaeel Bassa, Mufti Moosa Salie
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