{"_id":"668da0270b76658b4c232f93","title":"Are mullets permissible?","question":"Are mullets permissible? I saw online that you shouldn't shave one part of the head but not the other. I don't know what the Arabic source for that opinion is. I wondered if cutting (not shaving) one section of hair shorter than another was different. So many modern haircuts are short on the sides and longer on top with many variations. Does custom doesn't come into play at all?","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Mullets can't possibly be ḥalāl because the prophet (ṣalla-l-lāhu ʿalaihi wa sallam) said, “Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty.” I am joking, of course. \\n\\nThese are the guidelines that pertain to haircuts:\\n1. Not partially shaving the head. There is a ḥadīth that prohibits partially shaving the head. Shortening is fine because the ḥadīth refers to shaving. \\n2. Haircut must not be entirely exclusive, overwhelmingly specific, or befitting to the opposite gender, because imitating the opposite sex is forbidden. \\n3. Must not be exclusive to, or seen as a symbol of, a specific group of people who are corrupt. \\n4. Must not be done with the intention to imitate a corrupt person/group or the opposite sex. \\n5. Must not be considered inappropriate for the person.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe40b76658b4c23283a","tag":"Contemporary Life: Other","count":137},{"_id":"668da0230b76658b4c232f2c","tag":"Men: Other","count":23},{"_id":"6939cba069524600564c8fd9","tag":"Funny","count":4}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:07.386Z"}