Is it permissible to pluck the hair of the beard and the hair of the hands and feet?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This question asks whether it is permissible to pluck the hair of the beard and the hair of the hands and feet?
Answer:
Glory be to Allah, how is this? It is not permissible to pluck the beard hair. It is not permissible to shave it or cut it. It is obligatory to let the beard grow and not to touch it. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for the hair of the legs, the chest, and the body, it is permissible to remove it by any means that is easy for you. The hair of the body, the chest, the back, and the legs may be removed by any means. It is permissible to remove it. As for the pubic hair and the armpit hair, it is recommended to remove it. In fact, it is obligatory to remove it because it is among the characteristics of the fitrah (the innate natural disposition). It is obligatory to remove the pubic hair and the armpit hair and to trim the mustache. This is obligatory because it is among the characteristics of the fitrah and among the sunnah (recommended practice) of the Prophets. Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
Hair falls into three categories. There is hair that is obligatory to remove, which is the armpit hair, the pubic hair, and the mustache, which should not be left long but must be trimmed and shortened. There is hair that is forbidden to remove, which is the beard hair; it is not permissible to remove it.
And there is hair that is permissible to remove, which is the hair of the head. It is permissible for a person to shave his head or cut it all. He should not shave part of it or cut part of it or leave it, but rather all of it. Likewise, it is permissible for him to remove the hair of the body. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This question asks whether it is permissible to pluck the hair of the beard and the hair of the hands and feet?
Answer:
Glory be to Allah, how is this? It is not permissible to pluck the beard hair. It is not permissible to shave it or cut it. It is obligatory to let the beard grow and not to touch it. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for the hair of the legs, the chest, and the body, it is permissible to remove it by any means that is easy for you. The hair of the body, the chest, the back, and the legs may be removed by any means. It is permissible to remove it. As for the pubic hair and the armpit hair, it is recommended to remove it. In fact, it is obligatory to remove it because it is among the characteristics of the fitrah (the innate natural disposition). It is obligatory to remove the pubic hair and the armpit hair and to trim the mustache. This is obligatory because it is among the characteristics of the fitrah and among the sunnah (recommended practice) of the Prophets. Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
Hair falls into three categories. There is hair that is obligatory to remove, which is the armpit hair, the pubic hair, and the mustache, which should not be left long but must be trimmed and shortened. There is hair that is forbidden to remove, which is the beard hair; it is not permissible to remove it.
And there is hair that is permissible to remove, which is the hair of the head. It is permissible for a person to shave his head or cut it all. He should not shave part of it or cut part of it or leave it, but rather all of it. Likewise, it is permissible for him to remove the hair of the body. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز نتف شعر اللحية وشعر الأيدي والأرجل؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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