Men trimming their eyebrows
Question
Can a man cut long hairs of eye brows?
Answer
He may only cut off the overgrown hair and bring it to the size of the normal eyebrow hair.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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