Is it Permissible for a male to use hair removal cream?

· 28 Shaʻban 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 21452English
Misc. Fiqh

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

daruliftaa.net

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