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Shaving The Pubes

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Darussalam · Volume 1

1. The Book OfPurification

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الحديث: 12 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 15

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12. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The deeds connected to the Fitrah are: Clipping the nails, removing the mustache and shaving the pubes." (Šahîh)

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12 - أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " الْفِطْرَةُ: قَصُّ الْأَظْفَارِ، وَأَخْذُ الشَّارِبِ، وَحَلْقُ الْعَانَةِ "

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1. Shaving of the pubes has also been included in the acts of Fitrah because urine, excrement, and fluids related to sexual activity may defile the pubes if they are long. If one of the said impurities gets into one's pubes, it may be difficult to remove it, especially when water is scarce. Hence, it is necessary to shave pubic hair in order to protect oneself from both impurity and foul odors. 2. The term Halq (or shaving) occurs in the Hadīth. But there is a consensus among scholars that pubes may be removed by any means: be it by shaving, by using depilatory creams, by pulling them out, or by cutting them. 3. The private parts that must be shaved include both the front and the rear private areas of the body. Nonetheless, there are some scholars who believe that one has to shave only the private area that is on the front side of one's body. And Allāh knows best!