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The ruling on plucking hair at the point where the eyebrows meet

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Question:
In her second-to-last question, she asks: What is the ruling on removing some of the excess hair from the eyebrows? Is it permissible? And if the hair is thick or at the point where the eyebrows meet, some people permit it, saying that it causes harm to the eye and disfigures the face. Is this statement correct? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The default ruling is that it is not permissible to remove anything from the eyebrows, because this is plucking (namas), for which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who plucks her eyebrows and the one who has them plucked. The one who plucks her eyebrows is the one who removes the hair from her own eyebrows, and the one who has them plucked is the one who asks someone else to remove the hair from her eyebrows; she asks another person to do it. So the curse encompasses both the doer and the one on whom it is done.
What indicates that plucking the eyebrows is a major one of the major sins. As for the claim that it is disfiguring and such and such, this requires verification. This requires verification, and a general fatwa is not issued on this matter. If it is established that a specific woman has disfigurement or excess hair that harms her, then at that time she asks the people of knowledge, and a fatwa is issued regarding her specifically, considering her particular circumstance. And a general fatwa is not issued for all women on this basis. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5482- حكم نمص الشعر في موضع التقاء الحاجبين - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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