Shaping The Eyebrows
Question
Is it permissible for a woman to trim her eyebrow hairs with a scissor ? Please give the full fatwa of eyebrow shaping and trimming etc.
Answer
It is not permissible to trim, pluck, shave or shape the eyebrows. However, if some strands stray from the natural eyebrow shape and it looks abnormal then it can be removed to normalize it.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(احسن الفتاوى ج ٨ ص ٧٥)
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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Source: Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville — https://www.iftadua.co.za/shaping-the-eyebrows/11543/
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/azaadville-11543
People also ask
Is plucking or threading the eyebrows permissible?
“If a few strands of hair of the eyebrows are extremely long, causing obstruction to vision or creating discomfort to the eyes (due to protruding into the eyes) and require some trimming, there is no harm in doing so.”
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