Is it permissible for a man to work as a hairdresser of women?
- Is his earning halal?
Dear Brother / Sister,
It is not permissible for a non-mahram man and woman to touch each other and to remain alone.
Since it is haram to look at a non-mahram woman, it is definitely haram to touch her or to shake hands with her.
The women who paid allegiance to the Prophet (pbuh) said to him,
"O Messenger of Allah! You did not hold our hands when we paid allegiance to you." The Prophet (pbuh) said,
"I do not hold the hands of women and do not shake hands with them." (Ahmad bin Hanbal, Nasai, Ibn Majah)
Hz. Aisha states the following about paying allegiance:
"I swear by Allah that the hand of the Messenger of Allah did not touch any women. He accepted their allegiance through words." (Bukhari, Ahkam, 49; Ibn Majah, Jihad, 43).
The Prophet (pbuh) states the following in a hadith:
"It is better for you to be poked by a needle on the head than to touch a non-mahram woman." (Tabarani, Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, 20/212)
Since it is not permissible for a man to work as a hairdresser of women, his earning is not permissible either.
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