No, Muslims generally do not keep pubic hair; Islamic teachings encourage its removal as a matter of hygiene and religious practice (part of fitra or natural disposition), with instructions to remove it within 40 days, typically through shaving, though other methods like waxing are also permissible. Shaving the pubic area and plucking armpit hair are Sunnah (recommended practices) for both men and women, emphasized for cleanliness and dignity.
Yes, non-married women (as in you've reached puberty) should remove their pubic hair, armpit hair, trim their nails as it is a part of the sunnah. Shaving is perfectly fine for both the pubic hair and the armpits!
The majority of Muslims believe that adult removal of pubic and axillary hair, as a hygienic measure, is religiously beneficial.
You're sinful for not removing pubic and armpit hair for more than 40 days but this does not affect your prayers or duas.
If there is no impurity (najas) on her private part, kissing and foreplay stuff will not be something haram. However, if there is discharge, and chances for the husband to take the discharge in his mouth, then this would be haram.
Japan: Women in Japan have preferred to shave only their legs and underarms, leaving the bikini and pubic area untouched. It is also quite common to remove facial hair and peach fuzz for a smooth, glass-like appearance.
Answer. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. A spouse can shave pubes of the other since looking and touching the private parts of spouse is permissible whether it is for enjoyment or any other purpose.
Scholars mention that one should bury everything, such as a limb, hair, nails, and the like. That is separated. As Muslims, we should have a habit of burying everything that separates us from our bodies.
Many refer to “kes” as unshortened hair on the head and face, as these two areas of the skull attribute to dharam, especially in olden times. Many have argued that hair on the rest of your body, including pubic hair, is not considered as “kes” because of the following: no one looks down there unless you have a partner.
By Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
The importance of shaving, plucking, and removing pubic hair is emphasized, particularly for male and female individuals. The use of "harvest" in religion is emphasized, and shaving is preferred for removing hair, particularly for women.
The waxing process can be done in the spa, but for some parts of the body (such as the private part), it's not allowed because of aurah.
In ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, hair removal was common, tied to hygiene and status. Cleopatra was said to practice sugaring for smooth, hairless skin. Some cultures associated pubic hair with fertility and maturity, rather than shame or secrecy.
A few examples of hairs not mentioned in the Quran or Hadith are, hand and leg hair, chest hair, hair on the thighs, nose and calves. There are no commands to keep them or prohibition in removing them. Thus, one can choose either to keep or to remove them.
According to most scholars, it is permissible — and in some cases even encouraged — to remove unwanted body hair, particularly from areas such as the underarms and pubic region, as part of personal hygiene (taharah).
It is only required to wash the portion of the private part from which urine leaves the body. That part does not generally have pubic hair, and washing it once is sufficient. If, for some reason, urine spreads to where there is hair on the private part, then you should wash that part twice.
The Sunnah indicates that it is not permissible to leave that for more than forty days, as Muslim (258) narrated that Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A time limit was set for us for trimming the moustache, cutting the nails, plucking the armpit hairs and shaving the pubes: that was not to be left ...
Why do Muslims shave pubic hair? The wisdom behind the prescription of removing the hair from these two places – and Allah knows best – is that removing it helps one to attain a perfect level of cleanliness and prevents what could emanate from them of bad smells if the hair was left without removing it.
Although Islam does not forbid partners from enjoying each other's, however certain acts like looking inside the wife's private parts are considered detestable (makrooh), as some narrations by the Ahlulbayt (pbut) suggest that it may result in the child to be blind.
There is no medical reason to remove it. And yet, many people feel pressured to shave or wax because of our society's long-standing ideas of gender, beauty, and purity. (This is all very American. Women in other cultures are far less likely to groom their pubic hair.)
Ellen Marmur, most women do indeed have abdominal hair, often due, like most other physical attributes, to normal ethnic variation or hormone levels. “When you're in a high hormone state, not only is your progesterone and estrogen high, but also your testosterone,” says Marmur.
Julia Roberts
"I think I just hadn't really calculated my sleeve length and the waving, and how those two things would go together and reveal personal things about me. So it wasn't so much a statement as it's just part of the statement I make as a human on the planet, for myself."
If you've spotted a few unwanted hairs and are grabbing for your razor, you might want to think twice.