Ruling on Shaving the Pubic Hair and Underarm Hair
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Question:
The sister who indicated her name with the initials Z. L. F. from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says in her question: Is removing pubic and underarm hair required by the Shari'ah? If so, what is the divine wisdom behind its creation? And what is the ruling on using some creams to remove it?
Answer:
Shaving the pubic hair, trimming the beard, clipping the nails, and plucking the armpit hair are all a recommended practice (sunnah); this is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 5891 It is agreed upon that it is authentic, and Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him)the servant of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: Imam Ahmad narrated it in his Musnad.
And what is prescribed for every Muslim man and woman is to hasten to what Allah has prescribed in terms of speech or action, whether they know the wisdom or not, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is Wise and All-Knowing, and He does not command anything or prohibit anything except for a profound wisdom.
As for using some creams to remove hair, there is no blame on you for that, but shaving the pubic hair and plucking the underarm hair is better if it is easy to do. If that is not easy, then there is no blame on you for removing their hair with any type of permissible thing that removes it. And success is from Allah.
The sister who indicated her name with the initials Z. L. F. from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says in her question: Is removing pubic and underarm hair required by the Shari'ah? If so, what is the divine wisdom behind its creation? And what is the ruling on using some creams to remove it?
Answer:
Shaving the pubic hair, trimming the beard, clipping the nails, and plucking the armpit hair are all a recommended practice (sunnah); this is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Five practices are characteristics of the Fitra: circumcision, shaving the pubic hair, cutting the moustaches short, clipping the nails, and depilating the hair of the armpits.
الفطرة خمس: الختان، والاستحداد، وقص الشارب، وقلم الأظفار، ونتف الآباطWe were given a time limit for trimming the beard, clipping the nails, plucking the underarm hair, and shaving the pubic hair, not to leave it for more than forty nights.
وقت لنا في قص الشارب وقلم الظفر ونتف الإبط وحلق العانة ألا نترك ذلك أكثر من أربعين ليلةAnd what is prescribed for every Muslim man and woman is to hasten to what Allah has prescribed in terms of speech or action, whether they know the wisdom or not, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is Wise and All-Knowing, and He does not command anything or prohibit anything except for a profound wisdom.
As for using some creams to remove hair, there is no blame on you for that, but shaving the pubic hair and plucking the underarm hair is better if it is easy to do. If that is not easy, then there is no blame on you for removing their hair with any type of permissible thing that removes it. And success is from Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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