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Clarification on ShaPing (not ShaVing) the eyebrows by women.

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Question

Regarding your response to "Shaping the Eyebrows" (Q3479), you have (repeatedly) stated the Hadith about Shaving the eyebrows [Rasulullah s.a.w.s. cursed a Mutanammisa (a female who seeks to remove her eyebrows]. How about just removing a few scattered hair?

Answer

Mutanammisa literally means to pluck the eyebrows. That includes shaping as well as shaving.

Both are prohibited.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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