What is the ruling on removing facial hair for a woman, excluding the eyebrows?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the ruling on removing facial hair for a woman, excluding the eyebrows?
The Shaykh:
We have spoken about this in a previous answer.
The presenter:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
We said that plucking the eyebrows is forbidden and a major sin, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it or permits it to be done to her, such as if she asks someone to remove her eyebrow hair or some of it. This is the text that forbids it, and the one who does it is cursed by the text of the authentic hadith.
As for removing facial hair, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. Some of them included it with plucking the eyebrows and forbade removing it, while others permitted it. The correct view is that if it is harmful and disfigures the face, there is no harm in removing it. However, if it is ordinary and does not disfigure, it is better to leave it to avoid the disagreement. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the ruling on removing facial hair for a woman, excluding the eyebrows?
The Shaykh:
We have spoken about this in a previous answer.
The presenter:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
We said that plucking the eyebrows is forbidden and a major sin, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it or permits it to be done to her, such as if she asks someone to remove her eyebrow hair or some of it. This is the text that forbids it, and the one who does it is cursed by the text of the authentic hadith.
As for removing facial hair, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. Some of them included it with plucking the eyebrows and forbade removing it, while others permitted it. The correct view is that if it is harmful and disfigures the face, there is no harm in removing it. However, if it is ordinary and does not disfigure, it is better to leave it to avoid the disagreement. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إزالة شعر الوجه بالنسبة للمرأة باستثناء الحاجبين؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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