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What is the ruling on a female worker in a beauty salon cutting the hair of a Muslim man in a foreign country?

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It is impermissible for a man to allow an unfamiliar woman to shave his head, whether she is Muslim or non-Muslim. This is due to the resultant touching and seclusion. He can shave his head himself or delegate a man to do so.

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