What is the ruling on shaving the hair on the legs?
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Question:
A questioner says: What is the ruling in the religion regarding shaving the hair on the legs, and does it fall under the ruling for the plucker of eyebrows?
Answer:
There is no harm in shaving the body hair for a man or a woman, except for the hair that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade, which is the eyebrows for a woman, and the beard and the temples for a man. As for body hair, it is permissible for a person to remove it, whether he is a man or a woman. Yes. For a woman, the eyebrows and the hair on her head; it is not permissible for a woman to shave her head hair, nor is it permissible for her to style it in the manner of a man's head. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men, and he cursed the men who imitate women. Yes.
A questioner says: What is the ruling in the religion regarding shaving the hair on the legs, and does it fall under the ruling for the plucker of eyebrows?
Answer:
There is no harm in shaving the body hair for a man or a woman, except for the hair that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade, which is the eyebrows for a woman, and the beard and the temples for a man. As for body hair, it is permissible for a person to remove it, whether he is a man or a woman. Yes. For a woman, the eyebrows and the hair on her head; it is not permissible for a woman to shave her head hair, nor is it permissible for her to style it in the manner of a man's head. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men, and he cursed the men who imitate women. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم حلق شعر الساق؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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