Question Summary:
Are woman allowed to cut their hair and colour it black? Question Detail:
Are woman allowed to cut their hair and colour it black?
Answer :
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
1) It is not permissible for women to cut their hair. The illustrious Fuqahaa have mentioned that if a woman cuts her hair she will be sinful and worthy of curse, even in the case where her husband desires for her to do so.
وفيه : قطعت شعر رأسها أثمت ولعنت زاد في البزازية وإن بإذن الزوج لأنه لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالق ، ولذا يحرم على الرجل قطع لحيته ، والمعنى المؤثر التشبه بالرجال
(Darrul Mukhtar, Vol. 6, P. 407, HM Saeed)
The above ruling is also supported by the following Hadith:
Abdullah Ibn Amr (Radiyallahu Anhu) narrated that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) prohibited free women from cutting their hair up to the shoulders.
عن عبد الله بن عمرو قال : « نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم عن الجمة للحرة والعقيصة للأمة »
(Al-Mu'jam Al-Sagheer Li Tabraani)
2) It is not permissible for men and women to dye their hair black. Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) has said:
قال رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « يكون قوم يخضبون فى آخر الزمان بالسواد كحواصل الحمام لا يريحون رائحة الجنة ».
"There will be people who come later in time who will apply dye that is black like the stomachs of pigeons; those people will not get to smell the fragrance of paradise."
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Vol. 2, P. 222, HM Saeed)
However, it is permissible to dye the hair any other color as long as it is not for the purpose of following modern-day fashion. It is a sunnah to use mehndi to dye the hair red.
( اختضب لأجل التزين للنساء والجواري جاز ) في الأصح ويكره بالسواد
(Darrul Mukhtar, Vol. 6, P. 756, HM Saeed)
أما بالحمرة ، فهو سنة الرجال و سيما المسلمين
(Raddul Muhtar, Vol. 6, P. 756, HM Saeed)
(Fatawa Mahmudiyya, Vol. 19, P. 454, Faruqiyya)
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Asif Umar,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah
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