Fatwa: # 16538
Category: Misc. Fiqh
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 6th April 2008

Title

Cutting hair

Question

Salaam,

Ever since I have found out that women aren't allowed to cut their hair I have stopped. I haven't cut my hair for 2 years now. The only problem is that when I had it cut 2 years ago I had it layered ( cut in different lengths), and now it looks a big mess because of the various lengths...the longest layer is below my waist and the shortest layer is above. My intention is just to get it straightened all the same length so can I cut it just this last time?

Please let me know.

Wasalaam

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

If you do cut your hair to straighten it, you should make tawba and Istighfaar for that.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah

  

DISCLAIMER - AskImam.org questions
AskImam.org answers issues pertaining to Shar'ah. Thereafter, these questions and answers are placed for public view on www.askimam.org for educational purposes. However, many of these answers are unique to a particular scenario and cannot be taken as a basis to establish a ruling in another situation or another environment. Askimam.org bears no responsibility with regards to these questions being used out of their intended context.
  • The Shar's ruling herein given is based specifically on the question posed and should be read in conjunction with the question.
  • AskImam.org bears no responsibility to any party who may or may not act on this answer and is being hereby exempted from loss or damage howsoever caused.
  • This answer may not be used as evidence in any Court of Law without prior written consent of AskImam.org.
  • Any or all links provided in our emails, answers and articles are restricted to the specific material being cited. Such referencing should not be taken as an endorsement of other contents of that website.
The Messenger of Allah said, "When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the understanding of Deen."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]