Ruling on removing the hair between the eyebrows
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From Jordan, the listener Yasmin Ahmad asks about the ruling on removing the hair located in the middle between the eyebrows. Is it permissible for a woman to remove it or not?
Answer: I am not aware of any prohibition regarding this, because it is not part of the eyebrows. If you leave it as a precaution, that is good. As for its removal, I am not aware of any harm in it; because it is not part of the eyebrows regarding which the prohibition of plucking was mentioned. If you leave it by adopting the opinion of those who said that plucking includes the hair of the entire face, then this is a matter of precaution. It is from the category of:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam) Otherwise, the original ruling is that it is not part of the eyebrows, but rather a part between them. It may cause some disfigurement or dislike from the husband.
So the conclusion is: there is no blame in it, if Allah wills. And if you leave it as a precaution, I hope that is good, if Allah wills, acting in accordance with the generality of the text. And success is from Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. She asks: If a woman has a mustache, is it permissible for her to remove it?
The Shaykh: Yes, if she has something that disfigures her natural appearance, such as a mustache or a beard, then she should remove it. Or if there is hair on the face that disfigures the natural appearance and is in excess of the usual, then she should remove it; because it is not plucking. Plucking is the removal of the eyebrows or the usual hair on the face that does not involve disfigurement, which is left alone; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And a group of the scholars of language said that plucking is taking the hair of the eyebrows, and others said that it is taking the hair of the face.
So it should be left alone, except if there is disfigurement, such as a mustache, a beard, or excessive hair on the face that is objectionable. In that case, there is nothing wrong with removing it.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: I am not aware of any prohibition regarding this, because it is not part of the eyebrows. If you leave it as a precaution, that is good. As for its removal, I am not aware of any harm in it; because it is not part of the eyebrows regarding which the prohibition of plucking was mentioned. If you leave it by adopting the opinion of those who said that plucking includes the hair of the entire face, then this is a matter of precaution. It is from the category of:
Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
دع ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبكSo the conclusion is: there is no blame in it, if Allah wills. And if you leave it as a precaution, I hope that is good, if Allah wills, acting in accordance with the generality of the text. And success is from Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. She asks: If a woman has a mustache, is it permissible for her to remove it?
The Shaykh: Yes, if she has something that disfigures her natural appearance, such as a mustache or a beard, then she should remove it. Or if there is hair on the face that disfigures the natural appearance and is in excess of the usual, then she should remove it; because it is not plucking. Plucking is the removal of the eyebrows or the usual hair on the face that does not involve disfigurement, which is left alone; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
May Allah curse the one who plucks her eyebrows and the one who has her eyebrows plucked
لعن النامصة والمتنمصةSo it should be left alone, except if there is disfigurement, such as a mustache, a beard, or excessive hair on the face that is objectionable. In that case, there is nothing wrong with removing it.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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