Time-Frame for removing Pubic hairs
Question
How often should a woman trim the hair under her arms and in the pubic area? Is it every 40 days or after each menstruation when Fardh ghusl is required?
Answer
It is Mustahab (recommended) to remove the pubic hair every seven days. It is also permissible to delay this to fifteen days. However, beyond forty days is Makrooh Tahrimi and sinful. [Shaami 6/407 – Tahtaawi 524]
The same ruling applies for males and females.
Consider the following Ahaadeeth:
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said “Five practices are of Fitrah (Natural traits of a Human being): circumcision, shaving the pubic hair, clipping the nails and cutting the moustache short.” [Sahih Bukhari]
Sayyiduna Anas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam stipulated the time for trimming the moustache, clipping the nails, plucking the armpit hair, shaving the private parts, that it should not exceed forty days. [Sahih Muslim]
Women are permitted to remove their pubic hair at any time within the time frame mentioned above. They are not required to wait for the termination or passing of the monthly cycle.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
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