What is the ruling on a woman removing the hair from her arms, legs, and eyebrows?

The questioner : What is the ruling on a woman removing the hair from her legs, arms, and eyebrows?

The Shaykh : Yes, we have now the question: What is the ruling on removing the hair from the legs and eyebrows?

The questioner : Amen.

The Shaykh : And the arms. The hair on the human being is divided into three categories: a category that is commanded to be removed, a category that is commanded to be kept, and a category about which there is silence. That which is commanded to be removed, such as the hair of the armpits, for example, is clear in its command: is it removed or not? It is removed. And that which is commanded to be kept remains, such as the beard, and this is also clear. And that about which there is silence, such as the hair of the arms and legs and the like, some of the scholars said that there is no harm in removing it. The evidence for that is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) And some of the scholars said, no, it should not be changed, because the default regarding changing something of the body is that it is from the commands of Satan, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted about Satan: "And I will surely command them to change the creation of Allah."
Yes, and "do not change the creation of Allah." So based on this, it is not done. And what appears to me is that the default is permissibility and that there is no harm in it, but the best and most preferable is not to remove it unless it reaches a level where the woman finds it repulsive; in that case, there is no harm in removing it or lightening it. As for the eyebrows, the scholars have mentioned that plucking the eyebrows is among the acts of *nams*. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he cursed the one who plucks her eyebrows and the one who has them plucked.