IslamiCity Forum - Islamic Discussion Forum : Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum This is an XML content feed of; IslamiCity Forum - Islamic Discussion Forum : Groups – Women (Sisters) : Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:44:11 +0000 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:40:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 8.04 360 www.IslamiCity.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=16558 IslamiCity Forum - Islamic Discussion Forum http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_images/ICForum_Logo.gif http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Originally posted by krazzy1Salam,... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=173934#173934 Author: Runaa
Subject: 16558
Posted: 07 February 2013 at 8:40am

Originally posted by krazzy1

Salam,

I am fairly new to this forum and this topic on eyebrows does have me confused on a daily basis.

So is cleaning of the eyebrows permitted then? Not shaping, i mean removing the extra hair/unibrow.....

I know that some scholars say it is allowed whilst others say its haram, but what if a womans eyebrows resemble a mans?

Thank you for taking your time in reading and replying to this post

Allah hafiz


Don't get confused sister Allah is great and merciful]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:40:52 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=173934#173934 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Salam, I am fairly new to this... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=173518#173518 Author: krazzy1
Subject: 16558
Posted: 30 January 2013 at 9:25am

Salam,

I am fairly new to this forum and this topic on eyebrows does have me confused on a daily basis.

So is cleaning of the eyebrows permitted then? Not shaping, i mean removing the extra hair/unibrow.....

I know that some scholars say it is allowed whilst others say its haram, but what if a womans eyebrows resemble a mans?

Thank you for taking your time in reading and replying to this post

Allah hafiz]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:25:33 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=173518#173518 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : May ALLAH guide us all as many... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=170466#170466 Author: Idil
Subject: 16558
Posted: 21 November 2012 at 12:06pm

May ALLAH guide us all as many of us can be hold accountable for this. ]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:06:13 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=170466#170466 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Originally posted by Chrysalis Originally... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=164385#164385 Author: HalaHala2012
Subject: 16558
Posted: 31 May 2012 at 6:28am

Originally posted by Chrysalis

Originally posted by bluepen03

Salam,

I don't under stand why eyebrow plucking is haram.


You can get the part b/w your brows cleaned up - there is a hadith (Saying  of Prophet Muhammad) that tells muslim women (and men) not to get tattoos and piercings, and space their teeth or shape their brows because this is what the non-muslim women used to do. (In summary).


If eye brow shaping is haram, then so is wearing eyeliner and makeup.
but since this is not explicitly mention in any Hadith or the Qur'an it's ok?


Wearing eye-liner and makeup is not haraam - it depends on how you use it. If you are using these products to show-off or attract the attention of un-related males, then it can be haraam. Depends on the use.

There is nothing wrong with women using make-up or eye-liner for their husbands, family-members or in female gatherings.

Practically speaking if you want to use make-up in your daily life, to hide scars/acne or to look more presentable, best to do it in an under-stated manner without looking too ostentatious. (Heavy eye-makeup, colorful lips etc).

Many women don't realise it is for the general betterment of women. As Muslims, we are encouraged to dress up and display our ornaments to our men (spouses) and family-members, not the general public. This is better rather than have a society where women dress to the nines when they go out in public, creating an environment of female competition where women are judged based on looks and their beauty is being rated and judged by random people.

Also, there IS a hadith that talks about eye-brow plucking - scholars say it is okay to clean up the part above the nose, (which causes the unibrow) because it is not part of the actual brow. Also, if a woman is excessively hairy, so much so that it makes her look very unattractive and hinders suitors, she is allowed to even neaten her brows (because hers is an exceptional case).


I understand that men and women can be captivated by beauty of ones eyes. so, if someone was born with perfect eyebrows where it looks really neat and well groomed, it's ok, even if their eyebrows look attractive.
but others who weren't blessed with good looking eyebrows have to leave them be?


People come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, skin colors etc. Some are deemed more attractive by society and some are not. Its not just about eye-brows... if one has that mentality, where does one stop? What about hair? Skin? Weight?  Ok, so its not 'fair' that not everybody was created the same physically - but thats life. And as Muslims we believe that Allah in His infinite wisdom created everybody the way they are.


I understand that the purpose of the Hadith is so that we don't alter what we are born with. 'shaping the teeth.' does braces account for that??? and I know my dentist has trimmed my teeth before...why? i never questioned.


Since you are not sure "why" this hadith was saying this, you need to look at the explanation of the Hadith by Scholars. You are not allowed to create artificial spaces in b/w the teeth like the hadith says. I have not heard anywhere that getting braces is haraam. You should take these concerns to a reliable scholar or read-up...

Anyway, getting braces is perfectly fine Islamically. What would NOT be fine is getting gold-teeth or things like that.

Also, I don't know if "altering one's natural state" is the reason for the hadith... because as Muslims we are allowed to do a lot of things that álter our natural state' like get haircuts, remove body hair, cut our nails, dye our nails, dye our hair - etc etc. There are SOME things that are explicitly prohibited and we stay away from them (like tattoos etc).



And I know women who actually alter their appearance by shaving off the eyebrow and tattooing it completely. this i can see why it's haram, because u r literally changing whats on your face, but shaping your eyebrow is like giving yourself a haircut.....

unless that too is haram...


You sound really frustrated.... I think that as Muslims before we can be comfortable implementing Islamic tenets into our lives, we need to be comfortable with our Deen. I think it would be a good idea to get in touch with the Qur'an, read the explanation, listen to/attend some beneficial talks/lectures etc. If we don't even know why we do/or don't do certain things in Islam, we find it harder.

The issue is not as simple as 'plucking eyebrows" I''m sure even if somebody did say u can pluck, there would be something else that would bother you. That can happen if we aren't really in touch with Allah and the Qur'an. The issue is deeper, not as simple as eye-brows. May Allah help us all implement deen and find it easy.

Anyway: You CAN neaten ur brows by removing the hair above ur nose and trimming hairs with a scissor that stick out. I would still be careful about plucking the brows into a shape, unless you ask a scholar. If this issue is REALLY bringing down your imaan, and thats all you can think about and you are feeling really frustrated, maybe I'm not supposed to say it, but my advise would be - do it then. I mean, if you are not plucking, but thinking all the time about how its so unfair, and why this is so - then there really is no point to not-plucking is there? Because you are not doing it for the right reasons...



Most excellent contribution to this 'conversation'. Thank you! Clap





]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 06:28:33 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=164385#164385 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Originally posted by Chrysalis Originally... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=164384#164384 Author: HalaHala2012
Subject: 16558
Posted: 31 May 2012 at 6:25am

Originally posted by Chrysalis

Originally posted by truebeliever510

Unfortunately if I don't get my upper lip waxed, I grow a thick mustache! So I will keep getting that waxed...


You can thread/wax your upper lips and any sort of body hair. There is no harm in that. Infact if one is married it would actually be encouraged. Its the eye-brows that should not be messed with (the middle part of the eye-brows above nose is still okay).

You can remove any body-hair, anyway you want.
I color mine back to their natural color. Is that ok?
]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 06:25:03 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=164384#164384 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : I color mine back to their original... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=164383#164383 Author: HalaHala2012
Subject: 16558
Posted: 31 May 2012 at 6:23am

I color mine back to their original color. I do that only because of an illness I had years ago (alhamdulilah,I fully recovered,but was left with completely gray eyebrows!). I'm too lazy to do all that 'plucking' anyway. It hurts! Ouch Smile ]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 06:23:14 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=164383#164383 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : While I can understand the reasoning... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=164119#164119 Author: joyful85
Subject: 16558
Posted: 20 May 2012 at 6:20pm

While I can understand the reasoning behind this, I still find it rather hilarious.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 18:20:04 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=164119#164119 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Originally posted by truebeliever510Unfortunately... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=163939#163939 Author: Chrysalis
Subject: 16558
Posted: 09 May 2012 at 8:13pm

Originally posted by truebeliever510

Unfortunately if I don't get my upper lip waxed, I grow a thick mustache! So I will keep getting that waxed...


You can thread/wax your upper lips and any sort of body hair. There is no harm in that. Infact if one is married it would actually be encouraged. Its the eye-brows that should not be messed with (the middle part of the eye-brows above nose is still okay).

You can remove any body-hair, anyway you want.
]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 20:13:45 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=163939#163939 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : I have been having my eyebrows... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=163924#163924 Author: truebeliever510
Subject: 16558
Posted: 08 May 2012 at 8:14pm

I have been having my eyebrows waxed just to make them look neat for many years. I'm glad I read this! I also wear makeup every day, not to attract a man, but because I think it contributes to my overall appearance. I like to look very neat and polished. I am newly reverted to Islam. I believe it is the intent of the makeup that makes the difference. I will however stop having my brows waxed! Unfortunately if I don't get my upper lip waxed, I grow a thick mustache! So I will keep getting that waxed...]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 20:14:26 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=163924#163924 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Originally posted by bluepen03Salam,... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=163881#163881 Author: Chrysalis
Subject: 16558
Posted: 07 May 2012 at 12:16am

Originally posted by bluepen03

Salam,

I don't under stand why eyebrow plucking is haram.


You can get the part b/w your brows cleaned up - there is a hadith (Saying  of Prophet Muhammad) that tells muslim women (and men) not to get tattoos and piercings, and space their teeth or shape their brows because this is what the non-muslim women used to do. (In summary).


If eye brow shaping is haram, then so is wearing eyeliner and makeup.
but since this is not explicitly mention in any Hadith or the Qur'an it's ok?


Wearing eye-liner and makeup is not haraam - it depends on how you use it. If you are using these products to show-off or attract the attention of un-related males, then it can be haraam. Depends on the use.

There is nothing wrong with women using make-up or eye-liner for their husbands, family-members or in female gatherings.

Practically speaking if you want to use make-up in your daily life, to hide scars/acne or to look more presentable, best to do it in an under-stated manner without looking too ostentatious. (Heavy eye-makeup, colorful lips etc).

Many women don't realise it is for the general betterment of women. As Muslims, we are encouraged to dress up and display our ornaments to our men (spouses) and family-members, not the general public. This is better rather than have a society where women dress to the nines when they go out in public, creating an environment of female competition where women are judged based on looks and their beauty is being rated and judged by random people.

Also, there IS a hadith that talks about eye-brow plucking - scholars say it is okay to clean up the part above the nose, (which causes the unibrow) because it is not part of the actual brow. Also, if a woman is excessively hairy, so much so that it makes her look very unattractive and hinders suitors, she is allowed to even neaten her brows (because hers is an exceptional case).


I understand that men and women can be captivated by beauty of ones eyes. so, if someone was born with perfect eyebrows where it looks really neat and well groomed, it's ok, even if their eyebrows look attractive.
but others who weren't blessed with good looking eyebrows have to leave them be?


People come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, skin colors etc. Some are deemed more attractive by society and some are not. Its not just about eye-brows... if one has that mentality, where does one stop? What about hair? Skin? Weight?  Ok, so its not 'fair' that not everybody was created the same physically - but thats life. And as Muslims we believe that Allah in His infinite wisdom created everybody the way they are.


I understand that the purpose of the Hadith is so that we don't alter what we are born with. 'shaping the teeth.' does braces account for that??? and I know my dentist has trimmed my teeth before...why? i never questioned.


Since you are not sure "why" this hadith was saying this, you need to look at the explanation of the Hadith by Scholars. You are not allowed to create artificial spaces in b/w the teeth like the hadith says. I have not heard anywhere that getting braces is haraam. You should take these concerns to a reliable scholar or read-up...

Anyway, getting braces is perfectly fine Islamically. What would NOT be fine is getting gold-teeth or things like that.

Also, I don't know if "altering one's natural state" is the reason for the hadith... because as Muslims we are allowed to do a lot of things that álter our natural state' like get haircuts, remove body hair, cut our nails, dye our nails, dye our hair - etc etc. There are SOME things that are explicitly prohibited and we stay away from them (like tattoos etc).



And I know women who actually alter their appearance by shaving off the eyebrow and tattooing it completely. this i can see why it's haram, because u r literally changing whats on your face, but shaping your eyebrow is like giving yourself a haircut.....

unless that too is haram...


You sound really frustrated.... I think that as Muslims before we can be comfortable implementing Islamic tenets into our lives, we need to be comfortable with our Deen. I think it would be a good idea to get in touch with the Qur'an, read the explanation, listen to/attend some beneficial talks/lectures etc. If we don't even know why we do/or don't do certain things in Islam, we find it harder.

The issue is not as simple as 'plucking eyebrows" I''m sure even if somebody did say u can pluck, there would be something else that would bother you. That can happen if we aren't really in touch with Allah and the Qur'an. The issue is deeper, not as simple as eye-brows. May Allah help us all implement deen and find it easy.

Anyway: You CAN neaten ur brows by removing the hair above ur nose and trimming hairs with a scissor that stick out. I would still be careful about plucking the brows into a shape, unless you ask a scholar. If this issue is REALLY bringing down your imaan, and thats all you can think about and you are feeling really frustrated, maybe I'm not supposed to say it, but my advise would be - do it then. I mean, if you are not plucking, but thinking all the time about how its so unfair, and why this is so - then there really is no point to not-plucking is there? Because you are not doing it for the right reasons...









]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 00:16:21 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=163881#163881 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Salam, I don't under stand... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=163865#163865 Author: bluepen03
Subject: 16558
Posted: 06 May 2012 at 1:51am

Salam,

I don't under stand why eyebrow plucking is haram.

If eye brow shaping is haram, then so is wearing eyeliner and makeup.
but since this is not explicitly mention in any Hadith or the Qur'an it's ok?

I understand that men and women can be captivated by beauty of ones eyes. so, if someone was born with perfect eyebrows where it looks really neat and well groomed, it's ok, even if their eyebrows look attractive.
but others who weren't blessed with good looking eyebrows have to leave them be?

I understand that the purpose of the Hadith is so that we don't alter what we are born with. 'shaping the teeth.' does braces account for that??? and I know my dentist has trimmed my teeth before...why? i never questioned.

And I know women who actually alter their appearance by shaving off the eyebrow and tattooing it completely. this i can see why it's haram, because u r literally changing whats on your face, but shaping your eyebrow is like giving yourself a haircut.....

unless that too is haram...]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 01:51:18 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=163865#163865 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : I agree that plucking your eyebrows... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=146477#146477 Author: ctenophora
Subject: 16558
Posted: 20 September 2010 at 3:52am

I agree that plucking your eyebrows is forbidden, but is cutting them forbidden? And cutting in the term of enhancing the shape, not changing it. Because I've always known namas means plucking, but is cutting cursed too? Please gimme an answer. ):]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 03:52:22 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=146477#146477 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : yes bleach works just as well!!!... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=141369#141369 Author: hastye
Subject: 16558
Posted: 21 May 2010 at 9:48pm

yes bleach works just as well!!! :)]]> Fri, 21 May 2010 21:48:14 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=141369#141369 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : I get extremely irate when I see... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=141203#141203 Author: Zaheya11
Subject: 16558
Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:02pm

I get extremely irate when I see young women wearing hijab, and they have plucked eyebrows as well. Unfortunately, theres not much we can do except try to lead them to the right path. Alhamdullilah, I was blessed with good looking eyebrows, so i dont touch mine. But my mom used to pluck hers until she realized she was committing a sin. So now she bleaches the stray hairs with hair bleach, and its just as effective.]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 23:02:48 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=141203#141203 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Originally posted by HayfaSalaams,Thanks... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=140351#140351 Author: Chrysalis
Subject: 16558
Posted: 19 April 2010 at 11:35pm

Originally posted by Hayfa

Salaams,

Thanks Chrysalis.. I will look at mine now Smile


Heheh, although honestly it is more of a headache for middle-eastern or asian women. Since not only is our hair generally darker, but erm, inclined to grow thicker. (Too bad it doesn't always apply to our scalp!). A lot of women can get away without touching their brows at all, since Allah has blessed them with tamer brows Big%20smile

Martha, yes you are right. Sometimes it can get confusing to hear so many views. But then again, it is only foreseeable and well, logical. You cannot have a billion plus population of varying ethnicities, cultures, backgrounds and have one conforming point of view. Think of it as a blessing (infact I think I have heard some scholars speak of it as this way) - that Allah gave us the flexibility to an extent to formulate opinions in matters of deen. Even the sahaba used to have degrees of variability in their opinions. Some like Umar (r.a) took a stricter approach, whereas others like Abu Bakr & Usman (r.a) would take a softer approach. Yet no one was wrong, and they all were right in their approaches - islamically speaking. Smile




Edited by Chrysalis - 19 April 2010 at 11:35pm]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:35:22 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=140351#140351 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : But what we think is that women... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139983#139983 Author: Hayfa
Subject: 16558
Posted: 05 April 2010 at 9:33am

But what we think is that women should not do that unless the hair of the eyebrows is so thick that it hangs down over the eyes and affects her vision, in which case it is o.k. to remove that which is causing the problem.

Has this ever happened?? I read tons about medical conditions never heard of it..
]]> Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:33:10 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139983#139983 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Originally posted by hastyeWhat... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139972#139972 Author: Chrysalis
Subject: 16558
Posted: 05 April 2010 at 1:12am

Originally posted by hastye

What is the difference in plucking a few eyebrows to look "neat and tidy" and to look "feminine"?  You will still be plucking!

If that is done by means of plucking, then it is haram, and indeed it is one of the major sins, because it is the “namas” for which the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who does it. But if it is done by cutting or shaving, then it was regarded as makrooh by some scholars and forbidden by others who regarded it as a kind of “namas”.


So a Sister whose brows are too bushy (as explained in the articles above) can trim rather than pluck . . . . since some scholars allow it.


But what we think is that women should not do that unless the hair of the eyebrows is so thick that it hangs down over the eyes and affects her vision, in which case it is o.k. to remove that which is causing the problem.

I don't think such cases even exist . . .



And Allah knows best.



]]> Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:12:31 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139972#139972 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : What is the difference in plucking... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139968#139968 Author: hastye
Subject: 16558
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 7:52pm

What is the difference in plucking a few eyebrows to look "neat and tidy" and to look "feminine"?  You will still be plucking!

If that is done by means of plucking, then it is haram, and indeed it is one of the major sins, because it is the “namas” for which the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who does it. But if it is done by cutting or shaving, then it was regarded as makrooh by some scholars and forbidden by others who regarded it as a kind of “namas”. They said: “ ‘Namas’ does not only mean plucking, rather it is a general word which includes all ways of changing the hair for which Allah has not granted permission, if it is on the face.” But what we think is that women should not do that unless the hair of the eyebrows is so thick that it hangs down over the eyes and affects her vision, in which case it is o.k. to remove that which is causing the problem.


Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen


Prophet Mohammad (saws) has cursed the women who plucks her eyebrows and the women who do the plucking for another woman.  And Allah (subhanna wa taala) has said in the Quran that we must obey our Prophet (saws).



It is OK for a woman to remove hair on the upper lip, thighs, calves and arms. This is not the same as plucking (eyebrows), which is forbidden. 

‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, ‘Abd al-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi, ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Qa’ood




And Allah knows best.


]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:52:19 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139968#139968 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Originally posted by dayareAssalaamu... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139943#139943 Author: Chrysalis
Subject: 16558
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 6:16am

Originally posted by dayare

Assalaamu Alikum Sister...

 
I heard shaping Eyebrows is like enhancing the beauty to look neat and tidy...
 
pls tell me trimming the eyebrows is permissable or not ?
 
 


Wa'alaikum salaam Sis,

Well, the articles above sum it pretty well. If the brows are too thick (a bit on the hairy side) then according to scholars, its okay to trim them to make them look feminine. (since we are supposed to differentiate ourselves from men in our appearance)  As long as we don't "shape" them into thin curves. I think we all know what that means, there are "thin curvy" brows, and then there are "neatly trimmed brows" - which don't even look "made".






]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:16:29 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139943#139943 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Assalaamu Alikum Sister... I... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139940#139940 Author: dayare
Subject: 16558
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 3:39am

Assalaamu Alikum Sister...

 
I heard shaping Eyebrows is like enhancing the beauty to look neat and tidy...
 
pls tell me trimming the eyebrows is permissable or not ?
 
 
]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:39:51 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139940#139940 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Its interesting about what you... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139640#139640 Author: Hayfa
Subject: 16558
Posted: 26 March 2010 at 5:52pm

Its interesting about what you say Martha about the frustration.. 

so it comes back to intentions.. to look neat and tidy but not alluring to men.. Smile


]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:52:40 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139640#139640 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : "In light of the above, according... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139633#139633 Author: martha
Subject: 16558
Posted: 26 March 2010 at 10:54am

"In light of the above, according to these scholars, it is considered permissible to shape or trim one’s eyebrows if they are excessively long or thick for the purpose of appearing neat and tidy"

Oh thats OK then. I don't over pluck so they look thin, and I don't wax or shave them, so I guess I'm OK.

BUt isn't it frustrating to hear so many different views!

]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:54:54 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139633#139633 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Yes it is permissable to clean... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139632#139632 Author: hastye
Subject: 16558
Posted: 26 March 2010 at 9:31am

Yes it is permissable to clean the hair between your actual brows.  ]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:31:26 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139632#139632 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Salaams,Thanks Chrysalis.. I will... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139631#139631 Author: Hayfa
Subject: 16558
Posted: 26 March 2010 at 8:31am

Salaams,

Thanks Chrysalis.. I will look at mine now Smile
]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:31:35 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139631#139631 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : I heard a lecture by Bilal Assad,... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139629#139629 Author: Chrysalis
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Posted: 26 March 2010 at 6:13am

I heard a lecture by Bilal Assad, during the Q & A he received a similar question and said that in arabic, "brows" refers only to the curved part. . . so it is okay to clear out the hair above your nose (where the brows meet i.e. part that causes your "unibrow" ). But it is not allowed to "shape" your brows and make them thin and curvy.

Would post the link of the lecture, but its approx 30-40minutes and the eyebrow question is in the middle of the video somewhere.

Furthermore:

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1235477843556&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar%2FFatwaE%2FFatwaEAskTheScholar

"Theexception to this rule is if the hair of her eyebrows is excessivelylong or thick. In this case, some Muslims scholars are of the opinionthat it is permissible to trim them as this is enhancing Allah’screation rather than changing it. Also, it is permissible to remove thehair from between the eyebrows because it is not part of the eyebrows."


and,


"What is prohibited is an-Nams, which denotes removing the hair of the eyebrows by plucking in order to make it thin"



"Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:

There is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding whether one is permitted in Islam to shape or trim one’s eyebrows.

According to a group of scholars, shaping one’s eyebrows isconsidered forbidden, and they cite the following statement of theProphet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Allah has cursed womenwho tattoo their bodies, wear false hair, those who pluck theireyebrows, and those who artificially widen gaps between their teeth.” They say that shaping the eyebrows or trimming them falls under the same rule.

As opposed to the above, other scholars considershaping eyebrows or trimming them to be permissible. They say that theprohibition in the above hadith specifically refers to pluckingeyebrows, and it is prohibited because it is akin to mutilation, andalso it is more likely to result in defaming one’s face. As opposed tothis, shaping the eyebrows if they are excessively long or thinningthem if they are excessively thick, is enhancing Allah’s creationrather than mutilating it. Its analogy, therefore, is to trimming themustache or cutting hair, and so on, which are not only permissible butmay also be recommended.

In light of the above, according to these scholars, it isconsidered permissible to shape or trim one’s eyebrows if they areexcessively long or thick for the purpose of appearing neat and tidy""







Edited by Chrysalis - 26 March 2010 at 6:19am]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:13:28 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139629#139629 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Martha you could change that.... ... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139615#139615 Author: hastye
Subject: 16558
Posted: 25 March 2010 at 8:58pm

Martha you could change that.... Wink


]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:58:05 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139615#139615 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : I don't look at mine... LOL ... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139613#139613 Author: Hayfa
Subject: 16558
Posted: 25 March 2010 at 6:47pm

I don't look at mine... LOL]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:47:38 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139613#139613 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Salams, Well, I am cursed as... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139611#139611 Author: martha
Subject: 16558
Posted: 25 March 2010 at 4:20pm

Salams,

Well, I am cursed as I pluck mine.





]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:20:37 +0000 http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139611#139611 Plucking Eyebrows = HARAM! : Asalamu alaikum wa ramatu Allah... http://www.IslamiCity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16558&PID=139604#139604 Author: hastye
Subject: 16558
Posted: 25 March 2010 at 1:18pm

Asalamu alaikum wa ramatu Allah wa barakatu Ladies,

We all love to look beautiful, but I am so tired of seeing "Muslim" women with plucked/waxed eyebrows who follow the Sunnah. 

I asked myself, "these women should know it is haram, right?!"  "How can they not know their religion?! This is a big deal!"

So with that said:

Bismillah ArRahman, IrRahim,

It is not permissable, it is haram, to pluck, wax, touch the eyebrows. 

Bukhari (4886) and Muslim (2125) narrated that ‘Abd-Allah ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: May Allah curse the one who does tattoos and the one who has a tattoo done, the one who plucks eyebrows and the one who has her eyebrows plucked, and those who file teeth for the purpose of beautification, changing the creation of Allah.

Sheikh Ibn Jibreen said: “It is not permissible to cut the hair of the eyebrows, or to shave it, reduce it or pluck it, even with the husband’s approval. This is not the matter of beauty, rather it is altering the creation of Allah Who is the Best of creators. A warning has been narrated against doing that and the one who does it is cursed; this implies that it is forbidden.

So, with that said....what do you ladies do to your eyebrows?

I myself just lighten the hair above my arch with a little hair bleach and also a little below the arch.


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