Fatwa ID: 03291
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