Ruling on a woman removing the hair from her cheeks for the sake of beautification
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to remove the hair from the cheeks for the purpose of beautification, for women only?
The Shaykh:
A woman does not remove anything from her face, whether facial hair or eyebrows, except if the facial hair disfigures her face, or if she grows a mustache or beard that disfigures her face, in which case there is no harm in removing it. However, if her face is normal and not disfigured, she does not use what is called *hif*, which the jurists call *hif*, meaning the removal of facial hair. If it is normal and does not disfigure the face, she leaves it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The scholars consider it to be part of *lams*, holding that removing facial hair falls under *lams*. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to remove the hair from the cheeks for the purpose of beautification, for women only?
The Shaykh:
A woman does not remove anything from her face, whether facial hair or eyebrows, except if the facial hair disfigures her face, or if she grows a mustache or beard that disfigures her face, in which case there is no harm in removing it. However, if her face is normal and not disfigured, she does not use what is called *hif*, which the jurists call *hif*, meaning the removal of facial hair. If it is normal and does not disfigure the face, she leaves it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The scholars consider it to be part of *lams*, holding that removing facial hair falls under *lams*. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 24 — archive.org (29:40)
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