Fatwa ID: 06124

Answered by: Maulana Nazrul Islam

Question:

Is a woman allowed to cut her hair to beautify herself for her husband? Is it permissible to cut a fringe?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

According to the Hanafi Madhab, it is impermissible for women to cut their hair.

It is written in Raddul-Muhtar ” If a woman cuts her hair, she will be sinful…… In al-Bazzaziyya it is added: “Even with the permission of the husband”. (1)

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Nazrul Islam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

(1)وَفِيهِ: قَطَعَتْ شَعْرَ رَأْسِهَا أَثِمَتْ وَلُعِنَتْ زَادَ فِي الْبَزَّازِيَّةِ وَإِنْ بِإِذْنِ الزَّوْجِ لِأَنَّهُ لَا طَاعَةَ لِمَخْلُوقٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ الْخَالِقِ، وَلِذَا يَحْرُمُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ قَطْعُ لِحْيَتِهِ، وَالْمَعْنَى الْمُؤَثِّرُ التَّشَبُّهُ بِالرِّجَالِ اهـ.

رد المحتار ج٦، ٤٠٧، دار الفكر