Shaving chest hair to apply medicinal cream easily

22 Jan 2021 · 9 Jumada II 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 47111English

Question

Salam hope you are well,

I have rashes all over my body. When I apply medicinal cream, a lot of cream is needed because of my chest hair. Will it be permissible to shave or at least trim the hair so that I don’t have to use that much cream? The cream is very expensive.

Answer

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

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

It will be permissible for you to shave/trim your chest hair to so that it easier to apply the medicinal cream. However, it undesirable to do so under normal circumstances.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hasan Ahmed Razzak

Student – Darul Iftaa

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

رد المحتار على الدر المختار 6 /407 دار الفكربيروت

وفي حلق شعر الصدر والظهر ترك الأدب كذا في القنية اهـ

الفتاوى الهندية 5 / 358 رشيدية

وفي حلق شعر الصدر والظهر ترك الأدب كذا في القنية

فتاوی محمودیہ 19/444 فاروقیہ

سوال: کیا مرد اور عورتیں اپنی ٹانگوں کے بال ٹخنوں تک منڈوا سکتے ہیں؟

جواب: ایسا کرنا بہتر نہیں، مگر حرام بھی نہیں- فقط واللہ تعالیٰ اعلم

بہشتی زیور -مسئلہ نمبر 15- ص-830
اس کے علاوہ اور تمام بدن کے بالوں کا مونڈنا، رکھنا دونوں درست ہیں

Answered by: Hasan Ahmed Razzak
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

View original Compare with other Darul Iftas

Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/47111
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-47111

Question

Answer

People also ask

Related fatawa