❀ Ruling on Hair Removal for Women ❀
This ruling is taken from the book “500 Questions and Answers for Women,” based on the fatwas of the Scholars of the Ḥaramayn, translated by Ḥāfiẓ ʿAbdullāh Salīm.
What is the Sharʿī ruling regarding the following matters:
① Removing armpit and pubic hair.
② Women removing hair from legs and arms.
③ Removing eyebrows upon the husband's request.
It is Sunnah to remove these hairs.
– Plucking the armpit hair is preferable.
– Shaving the pubic hair is preferable.
However, any method of removal is permissible.
There is no harm in women removing hair from their legs and arms.
We do not see any issue in this practice.
It is not permissible for a woman to remove her eyebrows even if requested by her husband.
This is because the Prophet ﷺ cursed both:
«النامصة والمتنمصة»
"The woman who plucks eyebrows and the one who asks for them to be plucked."
Here, “Nams” refers specifically to removing the eyebrow hair, which is prohibited.
(Fatwa by: Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمه الله)
This ruling is taken from the book “500 Questions and Answers for Women,” based on the fatwas of the Scholars of the Ḥaramayn, translated by Ḥāfiẓ ʿAbdullāh Salīm.
❖ Question:
What is the Sharʿī ruling regarding the following matters:
① Removing armpit and pubic hair.
② Women removing hair from legs and arms.
③ Removing eyebrows upon the husband's request.
❖ Answer:
① Removing Armpit and Pubic Hair:
It is Sunnah to remove these hairs.
– Plucking the armpit hair is preferable.
– Shaving the pubic hair is preferable.
However, any method of removal is permissible.
② Hair Removal from Legs and Arms:
There is no harm in women removing hair from their legs and arms.
We do not see any issue in this practice.
③ Removing Eyebrows at Husband’s Request:
It is not permissible for a woman to remove her eyebrows even if requested by her husband.
This is because the Prophet ﷺ cursed both:
«النامصة والمتنمصة»
"The woman who plucks eyebrows and the one who asks for them to be plucked."
Here, “Nams” refers specifically to removing the eyebrow hair, which is prohibited.
(Fatwa by: Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمه الله)
