Is it permissible to lighten the eyebrows? Is it permissible to look at a woman's nakedness without touching it with a finger to know the body's composition before marriage? What is a woman's awrah (private parts) in relation to another woman, and is it from the navel to the knee?
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As for lightening the eyebrows, there is no harm in it unless it involves deception towards a suitor, because it is not among the forbidden plucking (namṣ). It is disliked for a person to look at their own awrah (private parts) without need, but if there is a need for it, then there is no harm. The awrah of a Muslim woman in front of another Muslim woman is what is between the navel and the knee. As for a non-Muslim woman, it is obligatory for her to cover her entire body except for the face, hands, and what appears during work.
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