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What is the ruling on a woman removing the hair from her face, particularly the area of the mustache, as well as the hair from her hands and legs, with the intention of adorning herself for her husband?

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Question:
What is the ruling on a woman removing the hair from her face, particularly the area of the mustache, as well as the hair from her hands and legs, with the intention of adorning herself for her husband? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for removing the hair from the body, such as the hands and legs and other parts, there is no harm in it. As for removing the hair from the face, there is a distinction here. If it disfigures the face and she is bothered by it, she should remove it. If it is ordinary hair and does not disfigure the face, she should leave it, because there is disagreement over whether it falls under the text or not. Avoiding the disagreement, when there is no need to remove the hair from the face, is safer and better. As for the hair of the eyebrows, it is known that removing it is plucking the eyebrows, or it is the plucking of the eyebrows for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it. It is a major sin among the major sins, whether she removes it all and puts something in its place, such as some dye, as some ignorant or open sinners do, or she removes part of the eyebrow, or something from the eyebrow. All of this is forbidden, and the one who does it is cursed. So whether she removes it by cutting, plucking, shaving, or with a removing substance, removing the eyebrows by any means, or removing something from them, is strictly forbidden. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إزالة المرأة لشعر وجهها، وخاصة منطقة الشارب، وكذلك شعر يديها ورجليها بقصد التزين لزوجها؟ — youtube.com

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