Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Question: Assalamu alaykum
Should I untie my braids for wudu or for showering?
Answer: Wa ‘alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
Thank you for your question.
Neither women, nor men have to untie their braids to perform wudu or showering; this is only something men must do when performing an obligatory bath. It is sufficient to wipe a quarter of the head with a moist hand for the wudu to be valid (Shurunbulālī, Marāqī al-Falāḥ)
May Allah grant you the best of both worlds.
Wassalam,
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim Reasat