Are hairstyles adopted from non-Muslims considered an imitation of disbelievers, even if that is not the intention, and what is the criterion for forbidden imitation? Is parting the hair from the side in the fringe or gathering the hair upwards at home considered to fall under the Hadith: "Two types of the people of Hell I have not seen: men who have whips like the tails of cattle with which they beat people, and women who are clothed yet naked, inclining [to evil] and themselves inclined [to evil]. Their heads are like the humps of camels, leaning to one side. They will not enter Paradise nor smell its fragrance"?
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There is no harm for a woman in straightening her hair for adornment as long as it is not intended to imitate disbelievers or men. The general rule is that adornment is permissible unless there is a specific prohibition concerning it, or if its purpose is imitation. It is forbidden to imitate disbelievers or transgressors in matters that are specific to them. As for gathering and raising the hair to the middle of the head, it is permissible inside or outside the home, as long as it is not exaggerated by something else, such as attaching it to other hair or to clothes.
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