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What is the ruling on removing facial and body hair for a woman?

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Question:
This is a question about removing facial hair for a woman, and removing hair from the legs, arms, and body.

Answer:
As for facial hair, it is not permissible to remove it, because this is *nams*. This is *nams*. She should not remove the hair from her face unless it is disfiguring. If it is unusual and disfigures her face, there is no harm in removing it. However, if it is normal and does not disfigure her face, it is not permissible for her to remove it, because it falls under the text. *Nams* is the removal of eyebrow hair, and it also includes, according to some scholars, the removal of normal facial hair. Removing eyebrow hair is *nams* by consensus, but regarding the removal of facial hair, a group of scholars holds that it is also part of *nams*. So the woman should avoid this. As for removing the rest of the body hair, such as from the legs and arms, there is no harm in that. There is no harm. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إزالة شعر الوجه والجسم للمرأة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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