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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the authenticity of this hadith: (May Allah curse the one who plucks her eyebrows), and does it apply to what is known as removing dead skin cells from the face?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the authenticity of this hadith, "May Allah curse the one who plucks her eyebrows," and does it apply to what is known as removing dead skin cells from the face, using a special soap or cream for that purpose, called exfoliating soap?

Answer:
I do not know this hadith, and I know nothing about it. The authentic hadith is: "May Allah curse the one who joins hair and the one who has her hair joined," which is the one who joins her hair with other hair; and "May Allah curse the one who tattoos and the one who has tattoos done," which is the one who performs tattooing or has it done; and "May Allah curse the one who plucks her eyebrows and the one who has them plucked," which is the one who removes her eyebrow hair or removes some of her eyebrow hair.
As for the one who plucks her eyebrows, I know nothing about it. It is required for a woman to adorn herself for her husband and to remove any harm from her face or elsewhere; removing harm is required. The scholars differed on the ruling regarding removing facial hair: does it fall under plucking the eyebrows (nams), or is it permissible? There are two opinions, and the correct one, if Allah wills, is that if it disfigures the face, it is permissible to remove it. However, if it does not disfigure the face, it is better and more desirable to leave it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة هذا الحديث: (لعن الله القاشرة) وهل ينطبق على ما يعرف بإزالة الخلايا الميتة في الوجه؟ الفوزان — youtube.com

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