English translation
11. It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The Fitrah are five: Circumcision, shaving the pubes, plucking the armpit hairs, clipping the nails and taking from the mustache." (Šahîh)
Hadith 11
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الحديث: 11 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 15
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 11 · Volume 1 · Page 155
Sahih
صحيح، انظر ما قبله (١٠) // صحيح الجامع الصغير (٤٢٨٨) //
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Source no. 11 · Volume 1 · Page 5
Sahih
(صحيح) - انظر ما قبله [صحيح الجامع الصغير ٤٢٨٨].
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Arabic text
11 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " خَمْسٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ: الْخِتَانُ، وَحَلْقُ الْعَانَةِ، وَنَتْفُ الْإِبْطِ، وَتَقْلِيمُ الْأَظْفَارِ، وَأَخْذُ الشَّارِبِ "
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There are various reasons why one should remove armpit hair. First, armpit hairs are unpleasant to look at. Secondly, if one's armpit hairs are long, dirt will get stuck in them, thus making it difficult, if not impossible, to achieve complete cleanliness in that area of the body. And finally, the armpit is a warm part of the body that is prone to abundant perspiration, the result of which is an unpleasant odor, which is certainly heightened with the presence of long armpit hair. Hence, natural human decorum demands that the underarms be kept hair-free, so that they remain clean, free of foul odors, and neat in appearance.