What is the maximum hair length a woman can keep?
Published as Woman keeping her hair till her knees
Question
What is the maximum hair length a woman can keep? Can a woman keep hair length till her knees?
Answer
It is permissible.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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