Is there a reprehensible, but not forbidden, form of representation, such as shaving the head and body hair or the cheek beard?
It was reported from Imam Ahmad that he disliked shaving the head, while it was also reported from him that it is not disliked, but leaving it is better. Shaving part of the head and leaving part of it is disliked without a legitimate reason. There is no dislike in shaving body hair, and removing some of it is desirable, such as the pubic hair and armpit hair, while it is not permissible to shave the sideburns because they are part of the beard. Human hair is divided into what the Shariah explicitly forbids shaving, what it explicitly commands to remove, and what is unmentioned, for which there is no harm in removing or leaving it.
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