Shaving the eyebrows
Question
When I was young I managed to shave both of my eyebrows by playing with a Gillette razor in the shower and it has never grown out normal like I had it from that time. I have really regretted it because some extra hair underneath the eyebrows is growing from my eyebrow to my eyes. So I do not look like how I used to normally. Now I remove the extra hair underneath to only have my original eyebrow left. Is this allowed for me? Because I don't change anything with my original eyebrow only the excessive hair that came after I ruined my eyebrow with shaving it all of by razor.
Answer
Shaving the eyebrows are impermissible in Islam. You should sincerely repent for the sin you have committed and make a firm resolve that you will not repeat this in the future. It is permissible to remove the hair that is abnormally long.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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