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Is it permissible for women to remove the hair on the legs and arms?

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Question

Is it permissible for women to remove hair on the legs and arms? (hair which is not pubic hair).

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Yes, it is permissible for women to remove the hair on their arms and legs.[i][ii]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فتاوى محمودية، ١٩/ ٤٤٤ فاروقية [i]

فتاوى قاسمية، ٢٣/ ٥٩٥ [ii]

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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