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Fatwa #164086 March 2008India

Can my wife shorten her hair?

Question

Thanks for all the efforts done from your goodselves in order to help the Deen Deenul Islam, i would like to ask you wheather my wife can shorten her hairs such as buffcut ect and can i give her instruction to do so and is this allowable in shariah and what r the limitations in islam.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

It is not permissible for a woman to cut or trim her hair.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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