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

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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a woman to remove the hair from her arms and legs?

Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. It is permissible for a man and a woman to remove the hair from the body. What is forbidden for a woman is removing the hair from her eyebrows, and for a man it is removing the hair from his beard. That is what is forbidden. As for the hair on the skin of the arms, legs, or chest, it is permissible for a person to remove it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إزالة شعر اليدين والرجلين للمرأة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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