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Wigs and hair extensions

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Fatwa.org.au
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Are women allowed to wear synthetic wigs or synthetic hair extensions (not from human hair or animal hair) to look attractive for their husband?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

It is permissible for women to use wigs and hair extensions that are made from animal hair and synthetic hair. Using wigs and hair extensions made from human hair is not permissible.

ووصل الشعر بشعر الآدمي حرام سواء كان شعرها أو شعر غيرها كذا في الاختيار شرح المختار ، ولا بأس للمرأة أن تجعل في قرونها وذوائبها شيئا من الوبر كذا في فتاوى قاضيخان ( الفتاوى الهندية: 5/438 ، دار الكتب العلمية )

And Allah knows best.

Mufti Faizal Riza
17/1/2012

This answer was collected from Fatwa.org.au, which is connected to Darul Ifta Australia, based in Melbourne, Australia.
It is operated by Mufti Faizal Riza, a student of Mufti Ebrahim Desai from South Africa.

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