A Sydney barber who is being taken to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia after refusing to cut a young girl’s hair has thanked the public for the outpouring of support.

Since 9news.com.au broke the story yesterday , Sam Rahim has received an overwhelming amount of backing from his local community and people Australia-wide.

He is being accused of discrimination by a woman after he refused to cut her daughter’s hair at Barbershop Hunters Hill on the North Shore.

Sam Rahim has received an overwhelming amount of backing from his local community and people Australia-wide. (9NEWS) (9news)

The mother, who is a lawyer, filed a complaint against the barber store in the Federal Circuit Court for an alleged breach of the Sex Discrimination Act.

“The reason why we rejected it is because it’s a barber shop,” Mr Rahim told TODAY this morning.

“I only specialise in cutting men’s hair and I’m not qualified to cut female hair. I’m surrounded by hairdressers.

“I’ve had a lot of females come into the shop and I point them to the nearest hairdresser which is a 20-second walk.”

Sam Rahim said the matter had left him with a lot of stress and sleepless nights. (9NEWS) (9NEWS)

Mr Rahim’s wife, Ronda, said the couple were “shocked someone would take it so far”.

“When Sam refused the cut based on his skills, she was really not happy with that outcome,” she said.

“After her rant instore, she proceeded to go on Facebook and continue the rant and to discredit everything he’s built. It’s wasn’t personal; he doesn’t have that skill to cut women’s hair.”

Mrs Rahim said the pair went to the human rights commission to have the matter resolved but the mother “wasn’t happy” with what they offered, which was an apology.

When the business was served court papers, Mrs Rahim said it “was so stressful”.

“I have two kids. I had to drag them to find legal advice. We were just surprised and shocked it has come so far and it’s just starting,” she said.

“We just wanted to thank everyone in Hunters Hill. They’re been so supportive, so sweet and so nice. We really couldn’t thank them enough because it’s been really hard on us and our family.”

Mr Rahim is being accused of discrimination. (9NEWS) (9NEWS)

Her husband said: “It’s left me with a lot of stress and sleepless nights. It’s really hurtful to be honest. I don’t go to work to harm anyone.”

The complainant, who 9news.com.au is not naming to avoid identifying her daughter, supplied the following statement yesterday.

"A claim has been brought against Hunters Hill Barber Shop in the Federal Circuit Court for an alleged breach of the Sex Discrimination Act. The basis of the claim is that the barber shop refused to simply run the clippers through my daughter's undercut, because she was a girl.

"I indicated to him that I did not need him to style, cut or trim the rest of her hair, which is styled in a 'bob'.

"Mr Rahim's explanation was that he wished to keep his barber shop for boys and men only. He never said he was not qualified to cut women or girls' hair, as he has incorrectly reported to the media.

"The matter remains before the Court and it is inappropriate for me to provide any further comment at this point in time."

The Sydney barber is being taken to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia after refusing to cut a young girl’s hair. (9NEWS) (9NEWS)

On the 9 News Facebook page, majority of users are in support of the barber.

"If I was the girl’s mother, I would have been grateful for his honesty and taken my daughter to someone who was qualified," Julie Delbridge commented.

Shannon Warren said: "I am a hairdresser and I have knocked back a client due to him requesting a cut throat shave. As a qualified hairdresser, I am not qualified to do that service. Why? Because I need to do a course to legally be able to do it."

"Is she seriously going to put this guy through all that stress of court? Why walk into a barber in the first place?" Julie Everson asked.

However, it's not all unanimous with Joanne Southwell Doornbos defending the mother.