What is the ruling on shaving the hair that grows on the neck?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. What is the ruling on shaving the hair that grows on the neck?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : What is the ruling on shaving the hair that grows on the neck?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
Hair falls into three categories: a category that is commanded to be removed, a category that is forbidden to be removed, and a category about which there is silence. That which is commanded to be removed is the pubic hair, the armpit hair, and the moustache. That which is forbidden to be removed is the beard. And that about which there is silence is the rest of the hair. It is silent regarding them, so it is permissible to remove them, but it is better to leave them.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not one about which there is silence, because it is part of the beard. The rest of the hair is one about which there is silence, and it is better to leave it, because it is part of the creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and He did not create it except for a wisdom. But if there is a need to remove it, there is nothing wrong with it. Now, the hair on the neck, which of the categories is the question about? Which of the categories is the hair on the neck?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Is it from that which is commanded to be removed, or from that which is forbidden to be removed?
The questioner : It is from that about which there is silence.
The Shaykh : It is from that about which there is silence. May Allah bless you. Good.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : What is the ruling on shaving the hair that grows on the neck?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
Hair falls into three categories: a category that is commanded to be removed, a category that is forbidden to be removed, and a category about which there is silence. That which is commanded to be removed is the pubic hair, the armpit hair, and the moustache. That which is forbidden to be removed is the beard. And that about which there is silence is the rest of the hair. It is silent regarding them, so it is permissible to remove them, but it is better to leave them.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not one about which there is silence, because it is part of the beard. The rest of the hair is one about which there is silence, and it is better to leave it, because it is part of the creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and He did not create it except for a wisdom. But if there is a need to remove it, there is nothing wrong with it. Now, the hair on the neck, which of the categories is the question about? Which of the categories is the hair on the neck?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Is it from that which is commanded to be removed, or from that which is forbidden to be removed?
The questioner : It is from that about which there is silence.
The Shaykh : It is from that about which there is silence. May Allah bless you. Good.