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What is the ruling on hair transplant procedures that involve attaching hair with a special adhesive that prevents water from reaching some parts of the head, and are ablution (wudu') and ritual bathing (ghusl) valid with it?

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Attaching hair to the head or scalp, whether natural or artificial, is considered an unlawful hair extension (wasl) and a major sin, due to the hadith: "May Allah curse the woman who lengthens hair and the woman who asks for hair to be lengthened." And because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said regarding hair extensions: "Indeed, the Children of Israel were destroyed when their women adopted this (practice)," and he "called it زور (deceit/falsification)." Furthermore, this attachment prevents water from reaching the scalp, which invalidates ghusl (ritual bath). As for hair transplantation, where hair grows naturally after a surgical procedure, it is permissible because it removes a defect and restores the matter to its original creation.

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