Treating dread locked hair
Question
I'm a 32 year old Muslim woman and have natural dread locked hair. I want to find out is it permissible to have and if not what do I do because a woman isn't allowed to cut off her hair?
Answer
Avoid cutting the hair. Try your best to try and treat it in some permissible way.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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