Fatwa #31559 June 2001United Kingdom
Is it permissible for women to remove the hair on the legs and arms?
Question
Is it permissible for women to remove hair on the legs and arms? (hair which is not pubic hair).
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Yes, it is permissible for women to remove the hair on their arms and legs.[i][ii]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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فتاوى محمودية، ١٩/ ٤٤٤ فاروقية [i]
فتاوى قاسمية، ٢٣/ ٥٩٥ [ii]