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Is the falling out of eyebrow hair during washing the face or rubbing it considered plucking, whether intentionally or unintentionally?

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If the falling of eyebrow hair is unintentional, there is no sin in it, based on the words of the Almighty: "And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred, but [only for] what your hearts intended." However, if the falling is intentional, it is forbidden, because it falls under the meaning of an-nams (plucking) which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited with his words: "Allah has cursed the women who tattoo and those who have themselves tattooed, and the women who pluck eyebrows (an-namisah) and those who have their eyebrows plucked (al-mutanammisah), and those who make spaces between their teeth for beauty, altering the creation of Allah."

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