Fatwa #2145218 July 2012South Africa
Is it Permissible for a male to use hair removal cream?
Question
ASALAMULAYKUM W.W RESPECTED MUFTI SAHEB
IS IT PERMISSIBLE FOR A MALE TO USE HAIR REMOVAL CREAM TO REMOVE UNWANTED HAIR?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible for a male to use hair removal cream to remove hair from those places where it is permissible to shave.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mawlana Saeed Ahmed Golaub
Westmoreland, Jamaica, West Indies
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved
Mufti Ebrahim Desai