Her final question is that what usually comes to my mind is whether plucking hair to get rid of it is permissible, and I do not specify the location where the hair is.
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The questioner : Her final question is that what usually comes to my mind is whether plucking hair to get rid of it is permissible, and I do not specify the location where the hair is, because I mean the hair found in any part of the body. I hope you will answer this in detail?
The Shaykh : The hair on the body includes what the Shari'ah has commanded to be removed, such as the hair of the armpits and the hair of the pubic area; its ruling is clear that it is to be removed. It also includes what the Shari'ah has forbidden to be removed by plucking, which is the hair of the face; for that is plucking of the eyebrows (nams), for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it. And it includes hair about which there is no specific text, such as the hair of the rest of the body; it is more preferable that it not be removed, because it is something Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has created, and the original ruling regarding what Allah the Exalted has created is that it remains, unless there is permission for it or a command to remove it. This is the classification by which the matter becomes clear. Thus, the removal of hair falls into three categories: one is forbidden, indeed it is among the major sins, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it, and that is plucking the hair of the face, such as the eyebrows and the like.
And one is what has been commanded to be removed, such as the pubic hair and the armpit hair. And one is what is not specifically addressed, and it is more preferable that it remains, because it is something Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has created; so what should be done is to leave it. Yes.
The questioner : She wrote on the back of the paper, the listener from Iraq, this note: "O contributors to the production of the program Nur 'ala al-Darb, I am very pleased with this program and I thank you greatly, because I have found what I was seeking when I tuned the radio to your righteous broadcast, and it had a great impact on me for which I thank you. I also have a question, even though I have finished my questions, from another perspective."
The Shaykh : The hair on the body includes what the Shari'ah has commanded to be removed, such as the hair of the armpits and the hair of the pubic area; its ruling is clear that it is to be removed. It also includes what the Shari'ah has forbidden to be removed by plucking, which is the hair of the face; for that is plucking of the eyebrows (nams), for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it. And it includes hair about which there is no specific text, such as the hair of the rest of the body; it is more preferable that it not be removed, because it is something Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has created, and the original ruling regarding what Allah the Exalted has created is that it remains, unless there is permission for it or a command to remove it. This is the classification by which the matter becomes clear. Thus, the removal of hair falls into three categories: one is forbidden, indeed it is among the major sins, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it, and that is plucking the hair of the face, such as the eyebrows and the like.
And one is what has been commanded to be removed, such as the pubic hair and the armpit hair. And one is what is not specifically addressed, and it is more preferable that it remains, because it is something Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has created; so what should be done is to leave it. Yes.
The questioner : She wrote on the back of the paper, the listener from Iraq, this note: "O contributors to the production of the program Nur 'ala al-Darb, I am very pleased with this program and I thank you greatly, because I have found what I was seeking when I tuned the radio to your righteous broadcast, and it had a great impact on me for which I thank you. I also have a question, even though I have finished my questions, from another perspective."