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Is it permissible to cut the hair above the ear by 5 centimeters or more for grooming and ease of styling, bearing in mind that the intention is not to imitate men or female disbelievers, and that the questioner is unmarried and wears the hijab outside the home?

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It is permissible for a woman to cut her hair that has exceeded her earlobes by five centimeters.

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