Fatwa

Cutting girls hair before puberty

Fatwa #957 Category: Miscellaneous Country: Zambia Date: 2nd October 2023
Fatwa #957 Date: 2nd October 2023
Category: Miscellaneous
Country: Zambia

Question

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Is it permissible for girls to cut their hair before the age of puberty?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to trim and neaten the hair of non-baaligh girls.[1] However, once they become baaligh, it is not permissible to trim the hair without a valid reason.

Furthermore, one must avoid the hairstyles of kuffaar and fussaaq.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Bilal Pandor

Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad IV Patel

Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia

www.daruliftaazambia.com

 [1]فتاوي دار العلوم زكريا ج7 ص 350