The ruling on a man removing the hair from his back and legs

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on a man removing the hair from his back or his legs?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. There is nothing wrong with a man removing the hair from his body. A woman removes the hair from her body. It is not permissible for a man to shave his beard. It is not permissible for a man to shave his beard or to pluck his eyebrows. This is forbidden. It is the right of the man. It is also forbidden for a woman to shave or pluck the hair of her eyebrows or the hair of her face. There is a difference of opinion among the scholars as to whether this is considered shaving or not. As for everything else, the hair of her body, her legs, her arms, the hair of her body, the majority of scholars and others do not prohibit it. So the man, the majority of scholars and others do not prohibit it. Yes, because there is no evidence indicating that it is prohibited. And Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) used to do so, as did 'Umar in his later years.