Is it permissible to remove excess hair above the eyebrow if the eyebrows are well-groomed but there is a rounded area, far from the eyebrow, that is full of hair?
The prohibited plucking (al-Nams) has been a subject of scholarly disagreement regarding its definition. Some confined it to plucking eyebrow hair. Abu Dawud said: "Al-Namisah is she who engraves the eyebrow until it becomes thin." Whereas many scholars were of the opinion that there is no harm in what is done to remove a blemish. If the hair intended for removal is not from the eyebrow or if it causes disfigurement, then there is no harm in removing it.
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