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Is it unlawful for one woman to remove hair from another woman's mustache area or beside her ear, and does this fall under the categories of al-namisah (the plucker) and al-mutanammasah (the one for whom hair is plucked)?

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It is permissible to remove hair from a woman's beard, mustache, ears, and all parts of her body except for the head and eyebrows. This is not considered the forbidden plucking (namṣ).

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