Question: What is the Islamic ruling with regards to removing the hair under the arms and the pubic area?
Answer: It is Sunnah is to ensure that the private parts and underarms are regularly kept clean of unwanted hair. It should preferablely be done every Friday. If not, then every second week. It is prohibited to allow a period of more than forty days to pass without removing the hair.
عن أنس بن مالك قال قال أنس وقت لنا فى قص الشارب وتقليم الأظفار ونتف الإبط وحلق العانة أن لا نترك أكثر من أربعين ليلة (صحيح مسلم(
Anas Radhiyallahu Anhu narrates that the Messenger Sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam stipulated forty days should not pass without trimming the moustache, clipping the nails, plucking the armpit hair, and shaving the private parts.
One may remove the unwanted hair by trimming with a scissors, shaving with a razor (which is the preferred method for men) or by means of a hair-removal cream.
AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST
Yusuf Moosagie
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