What is the ruling on removing hair from the chest, back, thighs, and around the private parts? And has any hadith been reported concerning this?
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Hair on the human body is divided into three categories:
1. Forbidden to remove: Such as the beard for men, and plucking (removing eyebrow hair) for men and women, the evidence for which are authentic hadiths.
2. Required to remove: Such as armpit and pubic hair, and trimming the mustache, the evidence for which are the hadiths of fitra (natural disposition).
3. That which is unmentioned (permissible): Such as hair on the chest, back, thighs, and legs. No text has been reported commanding its retention or removal, so the matter is left to a person's choice.
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