The questioner has a big problem which she hopes that maybe
we can summarize a ruling for her. She says that her mother used some
medications and remedies for her hair that caused most of it to fall out. She says
that she is embarrassed or something to this effect whenever she sits with the
other women. She mentioned that a person was afflicted with what she was where
most of his hair fell out and he used a remedy that cured him and caused his
hair to grow back thicker. She said that he was cured and the hair grew back in
thicker amounts. She wanted to get the remedy from him but he told her that
after he had been cured he was told by those who could read English that the
remedy contained pig fat and some of its blood. She wants to know if it is
still permissible for her to use this medication since she is against using
hair braids since she holds that it is impermissible for the Muslim woman. She
hopes to benefit from his eminence.
Answer: All praise is for Allah, honestly this question contains two issues. The first is the use of hair braids for this type of condition which you have described that the hair has fallen out and there is no hope that it will grow back. Regarding this issue then we say that there is no harm in using hair braids for this type of condition since realistically this adding to the hair is not for the purpose of beautification. Rather it is to remove a deficiency so based on this reason it is not considered from the braiding where the Prophet (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) had cursed the one who braids the hair “he cursed the female who braided the hair and the female who sought for it to be done”.
The Waasilah is the female who braids fake hair into real hair. However this woman in reality does not resemble the Waasilah since she did not add the fake hair for the purpose of beautification or for adding hair which Allah the Blessed, the Most High has created. She wanted to remove a deficiency that occurred so there is no problem with this since it is to remove a deficiency not to add for the purpose of beautification which there is a difference between the two.
As for using this medicine that has pig fat in it, if it is confirmed that there is in fact pig fat in it then there is nothing wrong with that when done out of necessity since the only thing that is actually prohibited is eating it. Allah says: {Rather you have been forbidden cadaver, blood, or flesh of the swine}. And Allah Most High says commanding his Messenger (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him): {Say; I find no impressibility in what has been revealed to me for the person who gives others food to eat to do so, so long as it is not cadaver meat, spilled blood, or flesh of the swine}.
It has been established from the Prophet (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) that he forbade eating the meat of the cadaver but allowed that benefit be derived from its skin after it was tanned. It has also been established from him that he forbade drinking alcohol, eating meat of the cadaver, flesh of the swine, and worshiping idols.
It was said to him, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about the fat of the cadaver which is used to paint the boats with and is rubbed on the skin by the people?” The Messenger of Allah (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “No it is not permissible”…here he meant selling it since it is the topic of the narration and the companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) relayed this not for the sake of them knowing the ruling of these issues but for the sake of justifying its sale. They said that these benefits that the people derive from using it does not justify that it can be sold. The Prophet (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) said that it was impermissible so based on this using medication of this type to rub into the head if it is proven to be beneficial then the need is applicable and if she uses it then she must wash it off before prayer since pig fat is impure, and that is only if the medication is proven to contain this ingredient.
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen
Translated by: Thomas Maldonado
Source: http://www.ibnothaimeen.com/all/noor/article_4629.shtml
Answer: All praise is for Allah, honestly this question contains two issues. The first is the use of hair braids for this type of condition which you have described that the hair has fallen out and there is no hope that it will grow back. Regarding this issue then we say that there is no harm in using hair braids for this type of condition since realistically this adding to the hair is not for the purpose of beautification. Rather it is to remove a deficiency so based on this reason it is not considered from the braiding where the Prophet (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) had cursed the one who braids the hair “he cursed the female who braided the hair and the female who sought for it to be done”.
The Waasilah is the female who braids fake hair into real hair. However this woman in reality does not resemble the Waasilah since she did not add the fake hair for the purpose of beautification or for adding hair which Allah the Blessed, the Most High has created. She wanted to remove a deficiency that occurred so there is no problem with this since it is to remove a deficiency not to add for the purpose of beautification which there is a difference between the two.
As for using this medicine that has pig fat in it, if it is confirmed that there is in fact pig fat in it then there is nothing wrong with that when done out of necessity since the only thing that is actually prohibited is eating it. Allah says: {Rather you have been forbidden cadaver, blood, or flesh of the swine}. And Allah Most High says commanding his Messenger (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him): {Say; I find no impressibility in what has been revealed to me for the person who gives others food to eat to do so, so long as it is not cadaver meat, spilled blood, or flesh of the swine}.
It has been established from the Prophet (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) that he forbade eating the meat of the cadaver but allowed that benefit be derived from its skin after it was tanned. It has also been established from him that he forbade drinking alcohol, eating meat of the cadaver, flesh of the swine, and worshiping idols.
It was said to him, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about the fat of the cadaver which is used to paint the boats with and is rubbed on the skin by the people?” The Messenger of Allah (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “No it is not permissible”…here he meant selling it since it is the topic of the narration and the companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) relayed this not for the sake of them knowing the ruling of these issues but for the sake of justifying its sale. They said that these benefits that the people derive from using it does not justify that it can be sold. The Prophet (may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) said that it was impermissible so based on this using medication of this type to rub into the head if it is proven to be beneficial then the need is applicable and if she uses it then she must wash it off before prayer since pig fat is impure, and that is only if the medication is proven to contain this ingredient.
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen
Translated by: Thomas Maldonado
Source: http://www.ibnothaimeen.com/all/noor/article_4629.shtml
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