Woman with extremely short hair cutting her hair to come out of ihraam
Question
A woman who has extremely short, curly hair (like is commonly found among the local communities in South Africa) goes to perform umrah.
How does such a woman remove her hair to come out of ihraam, as she will not be able to gather her hair around a fingertip and cut a little more - her hair is too short for that. What does she do? Please advise.
Answer
She should cut a little more than the amount of hair that will go around her fingertip from the back of her head. In this way she will come out of ihraam.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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