Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissible for a girl to remove facial hair

· 21 Shawwal 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 33805English

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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