What is the ruling on removing hair that grows between the eyebrows and on the bridge of the nose by laser, plucking, or cutting, and what is the ruling on thinning thick eyebrow hair by cutting, and is the length and excessive thickness of eyebrow hair a reason for thinning it?
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Removing hair between the eyebrows is not forbidden because it is not included in the prohibited plucking (namṣ). However, leaving it is more meritorious to avoid disagreement. As for the ruling on thinning the eyebrows, it varies according to their thickness and whether they deviate from the norm. It is permissible to shave or cut the amount that causes disfigurement. Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymin mentioned that if the eyebrows are unusually thick, there is no harm in thinning them with scissors or a razor, but not by plucking, as plucking is namṣ.
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