Saeed bin Jubair said: There is no harm in fastening the hair with silk or woollen threads. Abu Dawud said: It appears that he held the view that what is prohibited is the adding of the hair of women. Abu Dawud said: Ahmad (b. hanbal) used to say: There is no harm in tying the hair with silk or woollen threads.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This statement is weak in its chain of narration; however, there appears to be no harm in using a braid made of threads, as is also clear from the statement of Imam Ahmad rahimahullah.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4171