The ruling on removing facial hair and eyebrows for a woman
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Question:
Our sister Ahlam asks: What is the ruling on removing some of the facial hair for a woman, without removing anything from the eyebrows?
Answer:
As for the eyebrows, plucking them is a major sin among the sins that are forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, the one who plucks, the one who touches. The one who plucks is the one who removes her eyebrows, or some of them, by any means whatsoever." As for removing hair from the face, if it is disfiguring, it requires removal in three cases. However, if it is ordinary, it is better to avoid it, because some scholars hold that it falls under *nams* (plucking hair).
Our sister Ahlam asks: What is the ruling on removing some of the facial hair for a woman, without removing anything from the eyebrows?
Answer:
As for the eyebrows, plucking them is a major sin among the sins that are forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, the one who plucks, the one who touches. The one who plucks is the one who removes her eyebrows, or some of them, by any means whatsoever." As for removing hair from the face, if it is disfiguring, it requires removal in three cases. However, if it is ordinary, it is better to avoid it, because some scholars hold that it falls under *nams* (plucking hair).
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/260 — archive.org (8:05)
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