plucking eyebrows...

[Hazarduz]

asalamualaikum,

i was wondering whether it is permissible in Islam for men to pluck only the part of the eyebrows that join in the middle, but leave the rest of it alone?

jazakallah.

 

[Lonely Man]

Of course it's permissible.

 

[Hazarduz]

Jazakallah my brother, but if you could, please provide an ayat or something of the sort that states this?

 

[thariq2005]

As salamu 'alaikkum, here is a fatwa in shaAllah.

Ruling on a man plucking hair from his forehead and between the eyebrows
What is the ruling on a man removing excessive hair from his face with a thread? Whether it is on the beard, between the eyebrows or on the forehead?.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is not permissible for a man to remove anything from his beard because of the many ahaadeeth which enjoin leaving it alone and letting it grow. The definition of the beard is that which grows on the jawbones, cheeks and chin. See the answer to question no. 69749.

As for hair other than that, such as the hair that grows on the forehead and between the eyebrows, there is nothing wrong with removing it according to some scholars.

Others are of the view that it is not allowed, especially if it is removed by plucking, with a thread or otherwise.

The reason for the difference of opinion is the difference of opinion about the meaning of the word namas (plucking) which is mentioned in the hadeeth which curses the one who does that. Some of them interpreted it as specific to the eyebrows and some interpreted it as including all facial hair. Namas is haraam for both men and women, because it is changing the creation of Allaah, and there is no difference between men and women in this case.

The first view – which is that namas applies only to the eyebrows – was held by a number of scholars, and the scholars of the Standing Committee issued fatwas on that basis. They stated that it is permissible to remove facial hair apart from the beard and eyebrows, and we have quoted their fatwa in the answer to question no. 1173 and 21400.

The second view – which is that namas refers to removal all of facial hair – was held by many scholars and was favoured by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him), who said it is not allowed for men to pluck hair from their faces.

He (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked): What is the ruling on plucking grey hairs from the hair and beard?

He replied:

With regard to the beard or facial hair it is haraam, because this is namas. Namas means plucking the facial hair, of which the beard is a part, and it was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the woman who plucks facial hair and the woman who has that done. We say to this man: if you were to look for every hair that has turned white and pluck it out, you would have no beard left. So leave what Allaah has created as He created it and do not pluck anything.

But if it refers to plucking hair from the head, it does not reach the level of being haraam, because that is not namas. End quote from Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (11/123).

It seems – and Allaah knows best – that namas refers specifically to removing hair from the eyebrows. Based on that there is nothing wrong with a man removing hair from his face other than the beard and eyebrows.

And Allaah knows best.

 

[Mahzala]

Assalamualaikum,

When I first saw the title of this thread among the new posts, I thought it was just another female member asking about plucking eyebrows. Now that I have read it, I'm a bit in awe. Times have changed a lot. Nowadays you see men buying the same beauty products as women for the purposes of 'beautifying' themselves and on the other side you see the female quietly doing her grocery shopping. Some men have taken on the role of being women and vice versa. Its a bit disturbing as I have seen some men who pluck their beards and remove their facial hair from its roots, yes these are Muslim men. Same goes for the eyebrows, nicely plucked and trimmed, no monobrow, plucked clean. Maybe I am sensitive to this issue, or maybe I just havent opened my eyes properly, or maybe, I am wrong altogether.

Fee Amanillah

 

[podolski11]

Assalamualaikum,

When I first saw the title of this thread among the new posts, I thought it was just another female member asking about plucking eyebrows. Now that I have read it, I'm a bit in awe. Times have changed a lot. Nowadays you see men buying the same beauty products as women for the purposes of 'beautifying' themselves and on the other side you see the female quietly doing her grocery shopping. Some men have taken on the role of being women and vice versa. Its a bit disturbing as I have seen some men who pluck their beards and remove their facial hair from its roots, yes these are Muslim men. Same goes for the eyebrows, nicely plucked and trimmed, no monobrow, plucked clean. Maybe I am sensitive to this issue, or maybe I just havent opened my eyes properly, or maybe, I am wrong altogether.

Fee Amanillah

well men who watch hollywood celebs like brad pitt or robert pattinson want to look like them....i would say that they r in the state of inferiority complex

 

[Mahzala]

IMO, both those men are nowhere near good looking. Its not just Hollywood, its Bollywood and Lollywood too, making us the victims and prey of their 'ideal' characterisations of movie stars. This is a totally different topic though.

Inferiority complex, that sure made me laugh. Well then its not just one complex is it?

 

[podolski11]

IMO, both those men are nowhere near good looking. Its not just Hollywood, its Bollywood and Lollywood too, making us the victims and prey of their 'ideal' characterisations of movie stars. This is a totally different topic though.

Inferiority complex, that sure made me laugh. Well then its not just one complex is it?

i dont know those people named like most handsome men in peoples magazine and u should c the women who scream at them when they r seen...its as if they r worshipping them :astag::astag: .........but well yeah men got that complex thats why they do these things.......in my opinion jz go to the gym and workout and ull look good without any make up and stuff

 

[Mahzala]

Brother, then we all have complexes, women too, who fall off their chairs at the sight of those rather annoying men. Just pray Allah guides us and saves us from all the fitnah of the West that is so deep rooted in Islamic countries too.

Assalamualaikum

 

[IslamIsLight]

assaalamu aleikum
InshaAllah the fatwa that brother thariq2005 posted has answered the question ..

waaleikum salam