Can women use a razor to remove unwanted hair?
Question
Are women allowed to use a Razor? I have heard several times that it is not allowed in Islam for a woman to use metal on her body, i.e. razor as it is not acceptable and that it either says in The Quran Sharif or in a Holy Hadith that women are not allowed to use a razor or metal on their body. Please let me know if women can or cannot and the reasons. Thank you very much. Jazakallah Khair
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Yes, women can use a razor to remove the hair on their arms, legs, and also the armpit and pubic hair. [i]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وفي الإبط يجوز الحلق والنتف أولى ويبتدئ في حلق العانة من تحت السرة ولو عالج بالنورة في العانة يجوز [i]
كذا في الغرائب
الفتاوى الهندية، ٥/ ٣٥٨
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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