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Can one remove their unwanted hair whilst fasting?

· 25 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 29728English

Question

aoa, i wanted to ask abt mens unwanted hairs, can we clean them during fasting ???

Answer

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

As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.

It is permissible for one to remove his unwanted hair whilst fasting.[1]

And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.

Hussein Muhammad.

Student Darul Iftaa

Arusha, Tanzania

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

الهداية في شرح بداية المبتدي (2/ 335)

الصوم هو الإمساك عن المفطرات على قصد التقرب

تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشلبي (1/ 312)

الصَّوْمُ هُوَ الْإِمْسَاكُ عَنْ الْأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْبِ وَالْجِمَاعِ نَهَارًا مَعَ النِّيَّةِ

Answered by
Hussein Muhammad
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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