[Satisfied]

Asslamu AlaiKum
Masha Allah I found this website very useful, and it might be a strange first post but I need to know this. In Islam what is the ruling on Laser hair removal?
I have researched on it and found out that some ulemas do not allow it as it is changing the creation of Allah Subhan Ta'ala, where as others allow it.
If you could help me out, would be a great help.
JazakAllah Khair

[Khalid_the_Warrior]

Ruling of removing hairs from the body (whether it applies to laser removal or not)is different depending on different satiations.

It’s different for men and women and it also which part of the body you want the hairs to be removed.
As far as I know, for women removing the unnecessary hairs is permitted in Islam in most cases.
Allah knows best.

[piara-madinah]

not with lazer and from your name I gather you are a sister and you must knew what islam says about cleaning and removing hairs for a man or women but again not with laser , and if someone wants to remove hair from the face only alllowed if looks ugly otherwise not permitted.

and if you asking other parts anyway people go to the clinics and have it removed but again kisi kay samny apny body kerna bhi to gunah hay beauticians etc kay so soch ker pocha karen questions.

wesy bhi laser bosy ya skin kay liye bad ho sukta hay new reserch kay laser say infertility ki problem ho jaty hay .

[Satisfied]

 piara-madinah, on 06 June 2011 - 09:21 PM, said:

not with lazer and from your name I gather you are a sister and you must knew what islam says about cleaning and removing hairs for a man or women but again not with laser , and if someone wants to remove hair from the face only alllowed if looks ugly otherwise not permitted.

and if you asking other parts anyway people go to the clinics and have it removed but again kisi kay samny apny body kerna bhi to gunah hay beauticians etc kay so soch ker pocha karen questions.

wesy bhi laser bosy ya skin kay liye bad ho sukta hay new reserch kay laser say infertility ki problem ho jaty hay .

Jazak Allah Khair for your help
Soch kar pocha tha, phle mulamat karni chahiye phr woh kaam karna chahiye
I only wanted to find out the ruling on laser treatment, Alhamdulilah I know about the other rules regarding hair removal, I wasn't sure about this so i thought I might ask those who are more educated than me.

[Mudassar-Rana]

Dunno about the halal's and haraams of it - but you can easily earn a grand a week! Not saying that hirsutism is prominent in south asian origin brit females! Just as a professional in this field you will earn a very good living. Just put a sign outside no muslims allowed if its haraam. and if its halal put a sign up the more the merrier!

[The-Mughal-Sister]

Dear people of this word (mostly men)

Would you please allow us women some way or form so we can keep ourselves groomed and pretty?
Please stop stamping everything haraam, because the Muslim men will run to other women who have the hair-less gene.

Yours sincerely,

A trying-to-be-pretty sister

 NazishA, on 06 June 2011 - 10:34 PM, said:

Jazak Allah Khair for your help
Soch kar pocha tha, phle mulamat karni chahiye phr woh kaam karna chahiye
I only wanted to find out the ruling on laser treatment, Alhamdulilah I know about the other rules regarding hair removal, I wasn't sure about this so i thought I might ask those who are more educated than me.

With all due respect Sister PM's words are an opinion not a ruling. If it was we all would be in trouble, trust me!

You need a proper sound, scholarly opinion, just shout out "Muslim woman trying to be pretty" from your rooftop and numerous mullahs would love to issue fatwas.

[Mudassar-Rana]

 The-Mughal-Sister, on 06 June 2011 - 10:51 PM, said:

Dear people of this word (mostly men)

Would you please allow us women some way or form so we can keep ourselves groomed and pretty?
Please stop stamping everything haraam, because the Muslim men will run to other women who have the hair-less gene.

Yours sincerely,

A trying-to-be-pretty sister





With all due respect Sister PM's words are an opinion not a ruling. If it was we all would be in trouble, trust me!

You need a proper sound, scholarly opinion, just shout out "Muslim woman trying to be pretty" from your rooftop and numerous mullahs would love to issue fatwas.

oh come on sis - why can't we have some fun! Just because we are hell bent on making the muslim female population more tarzan than jane - why are you stopping us. I shall have the shariah judge presiding over north england send you a few fatwa's!

[The-Mughal-Sister]

 Mudassar-Rana, on 06 June 2011 - 10:56 PM, said:

oh come on sis - why can't we have some fun! Just because we are hell bent on making the muslim female population more tarzan than jane - why are you stopping us. I shall have the shariah judge presiding over north england send you a few fatwa's!

Fun at our expense? Standing us hairy women in a court and laughing at us while issuing fatwas? tut tut! There's got to be some conspiracy theory behind this, I'm gonna ask Brother Fekay, he's good at discovering them.

I'm swinging from branch to branch trying to reason with the issue, my side burns are longer then my hair! Help!!

[Mudassar-Rana]

I'm swinging from branch to branch trying to reason with the issue, my side burns are longer then my hair! Help!!
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my son has introduced me to wolverine - i hope the sideburns arent as long as his!

i'm sure we will have to make a punjabi film with this scene incoporated - and with a new version of sultan rahi looking on as the new anjuman swings from tree to tree! Though i do fear for the tree, not so much the rope because im sure if she fell she'd be ok. The place where she would fall might not remain as fertile anymore so we might have a feudal landlord pursuing us for loss of crops!

[Brother_MGS]

Imagine a woman with elvis sideburns. Why dont we brothers lend our women a razorblade? I think its a cheap and cheerful soloution (joke btw)

[Mudassar-Rana]

 Brother_MGS, on 06 June 2011 - 11:23 PM, said:

Imagine a woman with elvis sideburns. Why dont we brothers lend our women a razorblade? I think its a cheap and cheerful soloution (joke btw)

I hope not - then we will have tarzan's in the community! Im sure laser is the way forward. Otherwise as an iraqi tour guy asked a brit asian visitor - why do the women from england have so much facial hair! We dont want to encourage this type of trend!

[Imran.]

 NazishA, on 05 June 2011 - 11:10 PM, said:

Asslamu AlaiKum
Masha Allah I found this website very useful, and it might be a strange first post but I need to know this. In Islam what is the ruling on Laser hair removal?
I have researched on it and found out that some ulemas do not allow it as it is changing the creation of Allah Subhan Ta'ala, where as others allow it.
If you could help me out, would be a great help.
JazakAllah Khair

Laser hair removal is permitted(it does not "change creation" but rather just removes the hair)

[Secular-Revolution]

Something I never quite understood.

How did a religion get itself all tangled up into stipulating how much fuzz needs to be on a man and woman? It's one of the most ridiculous things in my book for a religon to concern itself over.

I have come across some unfortunate young girls who have a facial hair problem but due to their religious beliefs, they are not prepared to wax it away. Then they wonder, why they can't find a partner? If you wish to keep hair on your face just because some group of out of work scholars concluded that it is forbidden for a woman to remove unwanted hair then you deserve to die a lonely gorilla.

[Venti-Bold]

I don't know what the fuss is about.

I am a practicing muslim. I am also hairy and I recently had everything removed by laser. Everything from the neck down, that is. If you are of south asian origin, laser on the face is not recommended, as it may leave some discolouration.

Look, that is the best investment I ever made. I am not sure why it is, or why it has to be, a controversial "islamic issue." We are removing unwanted body hair, for goodness sake -- its a form of cleanliness!

[Khalid_the_Warrior]

 Secular-Revolution, on 07 June 2011 - 12:16 AM, said:

Something I never quite understood.

How did a religion get itself all tangled up into stipulating how much fuzz needs to be on a man and woman? It's one of the most ridiculous things in my book for a religon to concern itself over.

I have come across some unfortunate young girls who have a facial hair problem but due to their religious beliefs, they are not prepared to wax it away. Then they wonder, why they can't find a partner? If you wish to keep hair on your face just because some group of out of work scholars concluded that it is forbidden for a woman to remove unwanted hair then you deserve to die a lonely gorilla.

I agree with you brother SR on this.

Why some people are hell-bent on making women hairy especially facial hairs. Com'n that's common sense, if you ask me.

[Know-the-Ledge]

I agree SR; you know, when I was a young punk, I used to say, i'll never turn out to be like my dad; but as time withers, I find i'm becoming more and more like him; self-effacing and grumpy. The reason these mullahs concern themselves with this kind of issue, is because, like my father say's, "musalmaan na khud khus hote hain, na doosro ko khush hone dete hain". Isn't this a classic example?

[One-True-Saracen]

I always thought that hair removal by laser was allowed; especially for women that have facial hair.

I think it is something that must be confirmed with a sound mufti; normally I don't recommend searching for the desirable answer by going to several Muftis however some Ulama may not see the repurcussions of this issue on the husband and wife relationship.

Quite rightly so, women and men should make the effort for their spouses, rather than smelling of body odour in a sweat-filled abayah or a curry stained kameez. I think not only personal hygiene is important but a regular dose of excercise will have a good consequence on husband and wife relationship.

[Brother_MGS]

A huge part of a woman's confidence and sense of secureness inside herself comes from when she feels good about the way she looks. Both men and women should take pride in their appearance and if looking good means laser treatment to remove bushy sideburns than so be it!

[smuh_rabban]

I could not find an express statement of the classical Hanafi Fuqaha that permitted women from removing body hair. However, the fuqaha mention that it is permissible for a man to remove the hair from his chest and back, although it is against Adab. (See: al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, 5/357)

Therefore, there is nothing wrong for a woman in removing her body hair; rather she will be rewarded if the intention is to please her husband.

Now, this removing of hair may be carried out by using the various means available, such as a razor, cream, powder, wax or any other means, as the main objective is to remove the hair, and not the means used. In al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, the using of lime has been mentioned, thus it indicates the permissibility of using creams. There also seems no hindrance from permanently removing the hair, as the aim is to remove unwanted hair, whether temporarily or permanently.

However, this permission is subject to two conditions:

1) There should be no potential harm to the body, as inflicting harm on oneself is impermissible. Allah Most High says:

“And make not your own hands contribute to (your) destruction.” (Surah al-Baqarah, V: 195)

2) The part of the body which is considered Awra must not be exposed even in front of Muslim women. A female’s Awra in front of other Muslim women is the same to a man’s Awra from other men, which is from the navel up to and including the knees. (Hidaya, 4/461 & Radd al-Muhtar, 6/371)

Therefore, if will be impermissible for other than yourself or your husband to perform the procedure of hair removal in between the navel and knees. It is not permissible to expose one’s Awra except in cases of extreme necessity, such as medication where there is no other alternative.

In conclusion, there is nothing wrong in permanently removing the body hair. However, this in when there is no apparent harm to the body, and that the part between the navel and (including) the knees must not be exposed in front of anybody besides your husband.

[Just_Ahsun]

 Secular-Revolution, on 07 June 2011 - 12:16 AM, said:

Something I never quite understood.

How did a religion get itself all tangled up into stipulating how much fuzz needs to be on a man and woman? It's one of the most ridiculous things in my book for a religon to concern itself over.

I have come across some unfortunate young girls who have a facial hair problem but due to their religious beliefs, they are not prepared to wax it away. Then they wonder, why they can't find a partner? If you wish to keep hair on your face just because some group of out of work scholars concluded that it is forbidden for a woman to remove unwanted hair then you deserve to die a lonely gorilla.

Don't you see the trend brother, anything that has got to do with religion has become something about convenience rather than scholarly research. As long as the issue doesn't concern me, just let the fatwas loose and when it concerns the scholars own pocket, you then hear that even 'interest' becomes legitimate somehow. Same can be seen with average joes, as long as you can point fingers at others and condemn them for being more successful, vigilant, confident in achieving what they want, they see themselves as a "shining" star who never really stepped out from the comforts of their bubble and four-walls.