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Can You Pluck Grey Hair?

27-09-2011

Question 171195

Can I remove grey hair from my moustache?

Summary of answer:

It is makruh to pluck grey hair from the head or moustache because of the hadiths narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning that. But if the grey hair is in the beard, it is haram to pluck it.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

Can you pluck grey hair from head or moutace?

It is makruh to pluck grey hair from the head or moustache, because of the hadiths narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) concerning that, such as: 

These hadiths indicate that it is makruh to pluck grey hairs, whether from the head or the moustache. 

Can you pluck grey hair from beard?

But if the grey hair is in the beard, it is haram to pluck it

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on plucking grey hair from the head and beard? 

He replied: 

“With regard to the beard or facial hair, it is haram, because this comes under the heading of namas which refers to plucking the facial hair, and that includes the beard. It was proven that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) cursed the woman who plucks facial hair and the one who has that done. And we say to this man: if you were to look for every hair that has turned white and pluck it, you would have no beard left, so leave what Allah has created as He created it and do not pluck anything. 

But if it is plucking hair from the head, that does not reach the level of being haram because it does not come under the heading of namas.” (Majmu‘ al-Fatawa, 11/123) 

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