How much of her hair a woman in ihram should cut

Sayyiduna Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that a woman in ihram should divide her hair into three parts and then cut a third of it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that a woman in ihram should gather her hair together and then cut from it the length of a fingertip.

Hajjaj says: I asked Ata about a woman shortening her hair. He said: She should cut a little hair from both sides of her head; that is simply her release from ihram.

Hafsah bint Sirin said concerning a woman cutting her hair: It pleases me greatly that a young woman should not cut much hair; and as for one who has grown older, if she wishes she may cut more, but even she should not cut more than a quarter.

Al-Hasan was asked how a woman in ihram should cut her hair. He said: She should cut a little hair from the front of her head; that is sufficient.

Shu'bah says: I asked al-Hakam how much hair a woman in ihram should cut. He said: She may cut as much as she likes; no particular limit has been fixed.

Ibrahim says that a woman in ihram should cut (something) from both her long and her short hair.

Ibrahim says: I asked about a woman performing her first Hajj (sarurah): how much hair should she cut? He said: This much, and then he placed his thumb on the second joint of the finger (the length of two finger-joints).

Uqbah bin Abi Salih says: I asked Sa'id bin Jubayr about this. He said: Women know best.

Ibrahim says that a woman should cut her hair by the length of a fingertip.

Amir was asked: Is it better for a woman in ihram to shave all her hair or to cut some of it? He said: To cut some of it, because the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them) also did so.

Ibrahim says that a woman should cut some amount from both her long and her short hair.