Women cutting or trimming their hair

Q:

1. Is cutting girls head hair after puberty haraam in Islam?

2. Can trimming be done for lower hair?

A:

1. It is not permissible. It is totally forbidden.

2. No, when there is no need to trim the hair.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)