What is the ruling regarding a woman removing hair from her body, specifically from her arms and legs, using hair removal products that pull it out, causing bleeding and pain, or with a razor blade that makes the hair grow back coarse like a man's hair, given the noble Hadith: "May Allah curse the namisah (plucker) and the mutanamisah (one who has her hair plucked)"?
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It is permissible for a woman to remove hair from her arms and legs using any substance, and this does not fall under the prohibited plucking (namṣ), which refers to removing eyebrow hair. The aforementioned substance is not ruled as prohibited merely because it causes pain to the skin, as long as there is a benefit behind it.
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