Women cutting hair, shaping eyebrows

Category: 

Miscellaneous

According to Madhhab: 

Hanafi

Reference: 

1440-332

Question: 

Is it permissible for
a lady to trim her hair for health reasons (split ends, hair fall etc)?

Also Mufti Saheb is it
permissible to clean ones eyebrows (not shape) ?

And also is it
permissible to remove the hair between ones eyebrows (nose, forehead)? 


Answer: 

1. It is not permissible for a female to trim her hair under normal circumstances. However, Ulama have given permission for trimming split ends of the hair if the hair is not long enough and it has stopped growing due to the split ends. The trimming of the split ends would thus not be in order to stunt the growth of the hair but rather to stimulate and enhance its growth. If the hair is already long enough, then even this will not be permissible. (Re:- Fatawaa Rahimiyah vol.10 pg.322).

2. If you mean by cleaning the eyebrows plucking out strands of hair from the eyebrows so that it looks neat, then doing so will not be permissible.

3. Removing hair growing on the nose and forehead will be acceptable.

And Allah Ta'aala knows best!

ANSWERED BY: Mufti Mohammed Desai

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:  Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B 

Date: 11 Jumadal Ukhra 1440 - English Date: 16 February 2019

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