Is it permissible for a man to shave the hair on his legs and chest?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a man to shave the hair on his legs and chest?

Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. It is permissible for a man to remove the hair from his body, such as his chest, back, legs, and arms; there is no prohibition. Whether by shaving or plucking, Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) did so; he plucked the hair from his body. As for what is forbidden, it is removing the beard by shaving; that is the forbidden act. The head is permissible; whether you leave it or shave it, it is permissible. So the beard is forbidden, and the head is permissible for you to shave or leave. If you leave it, following the Sunnah, that is better. And there is hair that must be removed: the long mustache, the hair of the armpits, and the hair of the private parts. This is obligatory; it must be removed.
So the hair falls into three categories: hair whose removal is forbidden, which is the beard for a man and the eyebrows for a woman. Hair that must be removed, which is the long mustache, the armpits, and the private parts. And hair that is permissible to leave and permissible to remove, which is the hair of the head. Yes.