girls who wear hijab, where do you cut your hair?? i always wondered that...?

Question

btw, i'm a non hijab girl and i always wondered... where do u get your hair cut?? like u can't go to a salon cuz guys are there right??

yea, but i think getting your hair cut at home must suck. like it's not pretty or styled nice

i think the nordstrom hijab haircut day is really sweet!

Answer 1

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim - In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Salaam Alaikum wa Rahmatullah

Hello. Well, I like my hair long so I rarely have it cut, but if I do I go to an individual who cuts hair in her home. That way I can make an appointment when she is alone at home (dh at work and such). If I just am needing a trim, my husband does the honors, lol.

Fi Aman Allah,

Nancy Umm Abdel Hamid

Answer 2

Oh, well my hair stylist is wonderful!!! She's Ismaile Muslim but she dearly respects my sister and I for wearing hijab. She always tells us to make appointments before coming and she closes off the entire salon when we go to get our haircuts. She doesn't let anyone else enter the salon while we are in there. Also, she has some male workers who work there, and they also leave when we come. I love going there so much, and she's a really nice lady.

Answer 3

Good question! :) I often get that question myself, and because I feel comfortable answering it, I don't feel offended at all that people ask. :) Well, the first thing you can tell them is that you cover your head and your body out of modesty, which is a part of your religion. It is important to also let them know that the way you dress is a very small part of the larger beliefs that you have, and that along with modesty and kindness, your religion teaches you (most importantly) to worship and believe in One God alone. You can then continue and explain that when you believe in One God, and follow the way of life He has explained will bring you peace and happiness, this idea of modesty is a part of that peace. The hijab does not just mean the scarf on your head, or the long/loose clothes you wear, but the way you act and interact with other people, and especially men. It means that you have respect for yourself and your body and you value yourself and your body, and it isn't to be shown off or displayed to just anyone and everyone. It's a means of preserving yourself for your husband, but more importantly, as a way of giving yourself the value you deserve. People wish to know you more for who you are and not what you look like, and for what you have to offer as a person and an intelligent woman, rather than what you choose to wear. As long as it's your choice to dress like this and no one has forced you or compelled you, you should also share that with them, so that they know this was a choice you made yourself and not something someone did to oppress you. I find that the hijab does free me from a lot of things I felt more restricted by before. I don't feel judged so much, but more respected, and I feel more liberated. :) I'm sure you can also add in other personal reasons as to why you wear it, but most importantly because Allah (swt) asks us to dress and act modestly so that we can be respected as women.

Answer 4

As already mentioned, there are trained Muslim hairdressers who come to your home, and Yes, they DO make it pretty and style it nice! (Why shouldn´t they??). Or, you go to their home. It doesn´t s***, it is actually very nice. We can have a cup of coffee first and chat, if you have kids it doesn´t bother them to have them along, you are with a friend. They aren´t angry if you come late, or need to change the time.... in general, I like it better!

(In Turkey (and in other countries) some salons are only open for women. I have had my hair done there too. Men just aren´t allowed inside, period. You just have to know (ask) which ones they are.

By the way, if we´re talking about rules here, one can NOT get their hair cut by a gay male and say that it this ok for a women who wears hijab. A gay man is still a MAN (well, technically!), if he´s not in your family, you can´t show him your hair. If you must do this, DON´T call it Islam.)

Answer 5

some salons have private rooms and can get you a lady to cut your hair, she may not be as good as the available guy but is good enough and was trained by the guy.
i live in an arab muslim county, the best available are men, even women who don't wear hijab usually don't go there .
even as a child i always got my hair cut by women, there are those who are pros and others who happen to be average.
i usually go to a spa and get a hair cut there , all spas in the area i live in are for women only and no men come near the place so we don't even bother walking around with hijab .
i've been to other countries where guys usually are in beauty salons , and when i asked around it turned out that you can get a haircut by a woman . when it comes to business they will do their best to gain more customers , just like when nordstrom had a day for ladies with hijab a year ago to get more clients.
edit: i'm sorry i wasn't clear about it , i think it was like a fashion seminar just for ladies who wear hijab , but it's the same idea to get new clients.

Answer 6

There are lots of salons that cater to only women. I've never had a problem in the US going into the salon....there is never men in any of the ones I went to there.
Now I live in Morocco and there are women only salons and mixed. The women only have curtains covering there windows and doors so men can't even look in when passing by.

Answer 7

I go to a salon in JcPenney I just ask them to cut my hair in a isolated area so no one can see me!


Edit:@Kluv I don't know where you heard that Hijab is not an Islamic thing if ur Muslim I think you need to re read the qur'an becuase it is an Islamic thing its not a culture thing so there for the ones that wear the hijab are Real Muslim women!!

The Qur'an says:
"Say to the believing man that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that will make for greater purity for them; and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do. And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; and that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands..." (Qur'an 24:30-31

Answer 8

I get my hair cut in a salon. It's a girls salon and they shut all the curtains and everything so no one can see or sometimes i get it cut when im on holiday. We usually go to an islamic country like Jordan, Syria......
Hope i answered your question lol
:)

Answer 9

well i don't know much about not going to a salon cuz u wear hijab. I mean, i do wear a hijab but that doesn't neccessarily mean i have to wear it every where i go. Atleast i don't wear hijab anywhere else than school so i get my hair cut at a normal salon.

Answer 10

We manage! :-D
There are many women who specialize in these things who are willing to come to our own homes. There are also a number of growing beauty salons (mostly owned by Muslims and easterners) that offer private rooms for hijabis (one in my town). Plus some of us have enough skills to do it ourselves, myself totally not included, lol! I can color my own hair, but that's about as far as it goes. When I was 5, I got a pair of scissors and tried to cut my own hair (which was really long). Well, it didn't work out to well. And mom was SO not happy, lol! My grandma had to take most of it off just to get it an even cut, lol! I guess it just stuck. If I tried it now I'd probably get the same results I did back then, lol!