The Ruling on Removing Body Hair

Question : And at that point, we mention an issue about which people frequently ask, and perhaps we can know its ruling from this hadith. Some people, especially women, ask: Is it permissible for a person to remove the hair from his leg or the hair from his arm, or is it not permissible?

Answer : The answer is that the matters are divided into three categories. The first is what is forbidden to remove, the second is what is commanded to be removed, and the third is what is silent on. As for what is commanded to be removed, it is well known, such as the pubic hair, the armpits, and the mustache, in the case of a man. This is what is commanded to be removed, but the mustache is not commanded to be removed completely, such as by shaving it, for example. So much so that Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said that one who shaves his mustache should be disciplined, because the hadith says to trim the mustaches.
The second is what is forbidden to remove, such as the hair of the beard, in the case of a man. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them to let it grow and said, "Differ from the Majus, differ from the polytheists." So it is not permissible for anyone to shave his beard, nor even to trim it, according to the stronger opinion, even if it exceeds a handful. As for the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) permitting the trimming of what exceeds a handful and their evidence with the action of Ibn 'Umar, this is an opinion, but it contradicts the apparent meaning of the hadith. And Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not trim what exceeded a handful every year; he only did so when he performed Hajj or 'Umrah. This is a difference from what some people have made a fuss about, saying that Ibn 'Umar held the permissibility of taking what exceeded a handful. And it seems, and Allah knows best, that he considered this to be part of the perfection of the trimming or the Hajj. And with that, his opinion (may Allah be pleased with him) is not correct, and the correct view is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. And it is amazing that Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of those who narrated the hadith commanding the letting grow of the beard. And he did it, but we know that Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had a level of worship that many people missed, except that he interpreted it (may Allah be pleased with him). And the one who interprets is a mujtahid; if he is correct, he has two rewards, and if he is wrong, he has one reward. And what remains?
The third category is the rest of the hairs, on which there is no command or prohibition. So some people said that removing them is forbidden, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted about Iblis: . And this excludes what is commanded to be removed, such as circumcision and the like. They said, "And this is a change of the creation of Allah," because when his leg had hair or his arm had hair, now it has no hair. And there is no doubt that this opinion and evidence are sound. But when we see that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) divided the hairs into three categories, we say that this is what is silent on, because if it were forbidden, he would have included it with what is forbidden. And this is an indication that prevents this from being in the category of changing the creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), or it is said that it is from the permissible change. And what we see in this issue is that the hair remains.
And it is not shaved and not trimmed, except if it becomes excessive in the case of women to the extent that it disfigures the creation, then the woman needs beauty and adornment, so there is no harm. And as for men, it is said that the more hair there is, the more it indicates the strength of the man.