Answered by: Alimah Nasima Umm Hamza
Question:
In Islam are women allowed to shave and wax their beards?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Yes, it is permitted for women to remove facial hair, including the beard and moustache. [1]
Only Allah Ta’ala knows best.
Written by Alimah Nasima Umm Hamza
Check and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Ibn Abideen, Raddul Muhtaar. Volume 6, page 373