Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Are men allowed to remove chest and back hair?

Published as Removing Chest and Back Hair.

· 22 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 39913English

Question

Assalaamu Alaikum. Respected Mufti Saab. Are men allowed to remove chest and back hair ?

Answer

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

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

It is permissible to remove hair from the chest and back. However, it is undesirable to do so.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار)- دار الفكر (6/ 407)

وفي حلق شعر الصدر والظهر ترك الأدب كذا في القنية ا

Answered by
Huzaifah Deedat
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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