Hair Cut and Imamat of Tarawih Salah

Hair Cut and Imamat of Tarawih Salah

Hair Cut and Imāmat of Tarāwīḥ Ṣalāh

Question

What is the ruling if a Ḥāfiẓ has a haircut which is against the Sunnah throughout the year, but cuts it equally for Ramaḍān, is the Tarāwīḥ Ṣalāh valid?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer

The Tarāwīḥ Ṣalāh is valid, and the Ḥāfiẓ should maintain this after Ramaḍān.

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

21 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1444 / 9 July 2023

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmed and Mufti Muhammad Tahir