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