On the issue of a woman removing some of her hair.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, but now you are saying that they said this, while I said: Every alteration of Allah’s creation without permission from the Lawgiver falls under the text: , and is obedience to Satan and disobedience to the Most Merciful; did you hear that?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : What is the benefit of your saying: that there are three opinions, one of which is: it is left unaddressed! There is nothing left unaddressed; either one is commanded to remove it, such as plucking the armpit hair, or similar alterations, cutting the nails, and so on, or it falls under the general meaning of: and the general meaning of the verse there: . There is nothing left unaddressed unless we overlook that Qur’anic text and this Prophetic hadith. And I know that many people overlook it, either out of ignorance or intentionally to justify this reprehensible matter... for people, or because they do not know; so their affair is left to Allah - Blessed and Exalted is He - .

The questioner : In this country, many young men... pluck the hair on their heads; is this from this category or does it not fall under it?

The Shaykh : It is from the category of what is excepted. If it is women, then it is permissible; because it is excepted, like a man dyeing his beard. And we have said more than once that the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him - said: . So dyeing is an alteration of Allah’s creation, but this is what I was referring to, except with permission from the Wise Lawgiver. So a woman dyeing her hands - for example - and her hair is one of the characteristics of women. And if a man dyes... his legs for the purpose of treatment, there is no harm in it. So there are known exceptions in the Shari'ah, and they are from the fitrah... And what is not excepted falls under the general meaning of the hadith.