Does Islam permit females to cut their hair?
For the longest time I have heard that women should not cut their hair and that its a big gunaah. And that hair should be long enough to cover your chest. Im wondering if culture and religion are inter-mingling here.
Then there are some who say there is even a hadith about Hazrat Aisha cutting her hair.
And then dont women cut off a bit of hair at Hajj?
Which is correct?
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Never heard of such a thing.
For it to cover the chest seems wrong, because it is supposed to be hidden anyways which would disable everyone else from knowing the length of one's hair.
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I have lots of arabic friends at uni and many of them have short hair under thier hijab.
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^^ arabic friends having short hair doesn makes it permissible to cut em lol
but ofcourse it is 100% permissible for females to cut their hair. My question is y not?? y not?????
Allah's great religion never forbide any women to cut her hair.
Women can cut their hair, they can beautify it, they can make nice styles to please their husbands and themselves.
*if u read islamic history u will be shoked to read this : "“The wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to cut their hair until it came just below their ears.” (al-Hayd, 320) *
there is not a single evidence that shows that hair cutting for women is forbidden.
yeah Prophet (SAW) was heard saying that shaving hair for women is not allowed.
and some of em Hanifi scholars say its not permissible but they fail to show any proof.
Never heard of such a thing.
For it to cover the chest seems wrong, because it is supposed to be hidden anyways which would disable everyone else from knowing the length of one's hair.
well you've heard it now!! :)
the hair upto the chest is for when a woman dies. it is like a 'purdah' thing for her, to cover her chest.
these are not my arguments but what i've heard growing up.
In fact, my gran always used to tell us so.
But when you grow up, and as the mind develops, you tend to question certain things instead of going along with the flow.
STP bhai, eagerly awaiting your response in my thread.
According to leading Hanafi scholars of Syria, including Shaykh Adib Kallas, there is no harm in a woman cutting her hair, as long as:
**a) it remains feminine (and thus does not resemble men); **
**b)** **it is not cut with the express intent of imitating non-Muslim fashions; and
** **c) it is not cut excessively.
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The texts in the Hanafi school indicating impermissibility of women cutting their hair are understood these scholars say to be conditioned by the above considerations.
It is not clearly stated anywhere if it is forbidden to cut head hair for woman, but it has been mentioned a disliked act. But in case of a genuine excuse (health problems etc, there is nothing wrong)
Source: Study Islam Online at SunniPath: The Online Islamic Academy
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disliked act. why?
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^ Disliked only if those three conditions are not fulfilled. I couldn't find any source where the exact length is mentioned. It is better that the person himself judge that any of those three conditions are not violated.
Allah knows BEST!