
Many very interesting thoughts in this thread, mashaAllah. I find it fascinating that, while all the sisters were quick to point out to the OP that he has nothing to worry about,
many bald guys (
OP included, sorry to say), who know what it feels like to be discriminated against for that trivial reason, don't really think a balding Muslimah would be good enough for them. (Although they would be willing to accept other "faults," alhamdulillah.)
Baldness is not a fatal flaw...in either a man
or a woman. A real fault would be a woman (or man) lacking character, deen, conscience, humility. Balding? Not a really big deal...so long as there is an abundance of taqwa, which will more than make up for lack of hair.
This really really touched me:
Well its not good enough really, society has alot to answer for to the girls who are losing hair, women with illness and disabilities, these women need someone to marry. If the deeni men are not going to marry these women then who will? People say looks don't matter but that is another big fat lie because we expect women to marry a bald man and for a man not to marry a woman who is bald. Perhaps those women should be left in their parents home for the rest of their lives. imsad
^^ And I belong in the above category so I know exactly how it feels to be left on the shelf and to be rejected by every man.
You're right. Society does have a lot to answer for. To you, dear sis, I say, your reward is with Allah, not with a man or family who thinks you're not "good enough" just because your hair isn't thick enough, or long enough, or whatever. Yes, it is a big fat lie that looks don't matter...when it comes to girls, only those with great amounts of 'ilm find beauty where ordinary men do not. You, inshaAllah, are destined for someone far from ordinary, as are all who have characteristics that are not the norm. :wub: