Is Body Hair Removal Using Wax Permissible for a Man? (Shafi’i School)


Shafi'i Fiqh

Answered by Shaykh Shuaib Ally

Question: Assalam alaykum,

Is body hair removal using wax permissible for a Man?

Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

In the Shafi’i school it is permissible to remove body hair, such as on the chest, arms and legs, using any method that doesn’t cause measurable harm to the body.

Shuaib Ally