Is it permissible for a married Muslim woman to use some hair removal products, given that plucking hair is not permissible?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a married Muslim woman to use some hair removal products, given that plucking hair is not permissible?
The Shaykh : There is no difference between the two matters unless we become superficial. When Islam prohibited women from plucking hair, it provided a clear and distinct reason. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said at the end of the hadith of the curse: to the end of it. He said at the end: . Therefore, whether hair removal is by plucking, shaving with a razor, or by any medicine used today to remove hair, the form itself is not what should be focused on; rather, we look at the ultimate result of this form. What happened was a change to the creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, whether she plucks or removes the hair with a razor or medicine, "all roads lead to the mill." It may be said that plucking is more thorough in removing hair than shaving or medicine. If this is established, then it is more strictly forbidden. However, this does not mean that removing hair with a razor or medicine is permissible; it remains forbidden because it involves changing the creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And in contrast to this, as it is said, "things are made clear by their opposites," the Wise Lawgiver distinguished between the characteristics of fitrah, which include plucking the armpit hair and shaving the pubic hair. If a person did not pluck his armpit hair but shaved it instead, the objective was achieved, because the objective is cleanliness and removal. However, the issue is that the Wise Lawgiver mentioned plucking for the armpit and not shaving, and mentioned shaving for the pubic area and not plucking. This must have been for a wisdom that may be apparent to some people and hidden from others. But if one plucks the pubic hair, the greatest objective, which is the removal of hair, has been achieved, as there are some dirt and moistures that attach there, just as in the armpit. However, the best is always and forever to heed the meanings of the terms used by the Wise Lawgiver, without doubt because of the difference in wording and the difference in meaning for a purpose that He knows and is aware of, and some people may know it. As we say here, if one does not pluck the armpit but shaves it, the fitrah is achieved, but by a means other than plucking. Similarly, we say the opposite regarding the pubic area: there is: — meaning pluckers — but when the reason was given by his saying: ; if she shaves or removes the hair with medicine, this is the same as what we mentioned.
Other than that?
The Shaykh : There is no difference between the two matters unless we become superficial. When Islam prohibited women from plucking hair, it provided a clear and distinct reason. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said at the end of the hadith of the curse:
Allah has cursed the women who pluck hair and those who get their hair plucked
لعن الله النَّامصات والمتنمِّصاتthose who change the creation of Allah for the sake of beauty
المغيِّرات لخلق الله للحسنAllah has cursed the women who pluck their eyebrows
لعن الله النَّامصاتthose who change the creation of Allah for the sake of beauty
المغيِّرات لخلق الله للحسنOther than that?
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