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Is it permissible for a girl to remove facial hair
Question
Is it permissible for a girl to remove facial hair especially from upper lip and below the chin (light moustaches and beard)?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh
It is permissible for a female to remove her facial hair except the eye-brows and eye-lashes.[1] The hair from the upper lip and below the chin may be removed.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ismail Desai,
Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
احسن الفتاوي، ج 8، ص 76[1]
فتاوي مخموديه، ج 9، ص 422
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- Mufti Ismail Desai
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