الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Death by Divine Decree
بَابُ نَتْفِ الإِبْطِPlucking armpit hair
Hadith 1294
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: خَمْسٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ: تَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ، وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ، وَنَتْفُ الإِبْطِ، وَحَلْقُ الْعَانَةِ، وَالْخِتَانُ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: Five things are from the natural disposition (fitrah): "Trimming the nails, cutting the moustache, plucking the hair from the armpits, shaving the pubic hair, and circumcision."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
From these narrations, it is understood that plucking the hair of the armpits is Sunnah. If this practice is taught from childhood, then when these hairs appear and one begins to pluck them, and does not use a razor, no difficulty arises. Furthermore, there is no odor from the armpits and the hair does not become excessive. Other matters have already been mentioned previously.
From these narrations, it is understood that plucking the hair of the armpits is Sunnah. If this practice is taught from childhood, then when these hairs appear and one begins to pluck them, and does not use a razor, no difficulty arises. Furthermore, there is no odor from the armpits and the hair does not become excessive. Other matters have already been mentioned previously.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1294
