A Woman Removing the Hair from Her Face
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a woman to remove the hair on her face, other than the hair of her eyebrows?
Answer:
This is called *hif* (plucking) the face. If it disfigures the face, there is no harm in removing it. However, if it is ordinary and does not disfigure the face, she should not remove it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a woman to remove the hair on her face, other than the hair of her eyebrows?
Answer:
This is called *hif* (plucking) the face. If it disfigures the face, there is no harm in removing it. However, if it is ordinary and does not disfigure the face, she should not remove it.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك : أن الناس في عصر الصحابة والتابعين ومن بعدهم كانوا يأتون المساجد حفاة في الطين وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:13:48)
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