Allah Almighty says: {They call upon none besides Him except female [idols]; they call upon none but a rebellious Satan whom Allah cursed, who said, “I will surely take hold of a designated portion of Your slaves. And I will surely mislead them and arouse in them false hopes, and will order them to slit the ears of livestock, and will order them to change Allah’s creation.” Whoever takes Satan as a protector instead of Allah has surely suffered a manifest loss.”} [Surat an-Nisā’: 117-119]
1) Changing the creation of Allah Almighty is one of the things into which Satan misleads people.
2) What is prohibited in changing the creation of Allah is that which goes beyond what is sanctioned by the Shariah, which constitutes obedience to Satan. But permissible things are such as plucking the armpit hair, cutting the hair, trimming the mustache, and the like.
1642/1 - Asmā’ (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that a woman came to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I have a daughter who had measles and her hair fell off. I have given her in marriage. So, can I add an extension to it?” Thereupon, he said: “Allah has cursed the one who does hair extensions and the one who has it done for her.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
Another narration reads: “The one who does hair extensions and the one who asks for it.”
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‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported something similar. [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
1643/2 - Humayd ibn ‘Abdur-Rahmān reported that he heard Mu‘āwiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the year he performed Hajj - having taken a lock of hair that was in the hand of a guard - said on the pulpit: “O people of Madinah, where are your scholars?! I heard the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) forbidding the like of this and saying: ‘The children of Israel were ruined when their women started using this.’” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
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1) It is prohibited to add hair extensions, which include wigs. This is a major sin, as it brings curse from Allah Almighty. Why do some men stand idly by while their women commit such a grave sin?!
2) Adding hair extensions is one of the practices of the Jews with whom Allah Almighty is displeased. So, we should be extremely careful not to follow their way or imitate their acts, for “he who imitates a people is one of them”.
1644/3 - Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the woman who does hair extensions and the woman who asks for it, the woman who tattoos and the woman who asks for it.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
1645/4 - Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Allah has cursed those women who tattoo and those women who ask for it, those women who get their hair removed from their eyebrows, and those who make artificial spaces between their teeth for beauty, whereby they change Allah’s creation.” A woman started to argue with him about that. Thereupon, he said: “Why should I not curse those cursed by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), and it exists in the Book of Allah? Allah Almighty says: {Whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and whatever he forbids you, refrain from it.} [Surat al-Hashr: 7]” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
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1) Adding false hair, tattooing, removing hair from eyebrows, and making artificial spaces between teeth are all prohibited. The Hadīths point out that both the doers and those for whom these acts are done are cursed.
2) Reference to the Sunnah as a basis for rulings is established by the Qur’an. That is why Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) cited as proof for the authority of the Sunnah the verse that says: {Whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and whatever he forbids you, refrain from it.}