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Is Plucking or Threading Eyebrows Haram?

Quick answer Scholars differ

Most scholars say shaping the eyebrows by plucking or threading is not permitted, based on a hadith cursing "an-namisah" — the one who plucks eyebrows. Many scholars permit removing hair between the eyebrows (a monobrow) or stray hairs that are unusual, and some permit a married woman to tidy her brows for her husband.

Also asked as: “Is it haram to pluck eyebrows?” · “Is it halal to remove hair between eyebrows?” · “Can Muslim women thread their eyebrows?”

The hadith

The Prophet ﷺ cursed women who pluck eyebrows and those who have them plucked (Bukhari). Most scholars understand this as reshaping the eyebrows for beauty.

What many scholars allow

  • Removing hair between the eyebrows
  • Removing a few unusual stray hairs
  • Trimming (rather than plucking) according to some

Other facial hair

Removing upper-lip or chin hair for women is permitted by scholars; it is not included in the prohibition.

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