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What is the ruling of shaving chest hair?

May 18, 2025

Question:

What is the ruling for a man or woman to remove their chest hair?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-ramatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to remove chest hair, however it should be done without purpose.[1]

And Allah Ta’ālā knows best

Answered by:

Abdullah Desai

Checked & Approved By:

(Mufti) Muadh Chati


[1] “وفي حلق الشعر والظهر ترك الأدب كذا قي القنية”

[Radd al-Muhtaar, v.9, p.583, Darul Kutub al-Ilmiyyah]

[al-Fataawa al-Hindiyyah, v.5, p.414, Darul Fikr]

[Hashiyah at-Tahtawi ala ad-Durr, v.4, p.203, Maktabah Rashidiyyah]

“وفي اليتيمة: سألت أبا الفضل عمن حلق شعر صدره أو ظهره، هل له ذلك؟ فقال: هو تارك الأدب”

[al-Fataawa at-Tataarkhaniyyah, v.18, p.211, Maktabah Farooqiyyah]

“سینہ اور ران کا مونڈانا درست ہے”

[Imdaadul Fataawa, v.4, p.224, Maktabah Darul Uloom Karachi]

“سینہ کے بال منڈوانے یا کتروانے مباح ہیں، لیکن بلا ضرورت ایسا فعل اچھا نہیں ہے… [مونڈنا] درست ہے”

[Fataawa Darul Uloom Deoband, v.16, p.234, Darul Isha’at]

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