Can I pluck my eyebrows for my husband?

Answer:

Asalamu alaykum,

Many scholars allow a woman to trim those hairs which appear abnormal- strange. They differ on the permissibility of a married woman plucking her eyebrows for her husband. Those who allow it use a text that is weak, and when confronted with the definitive text: “Allah curses those who pluck and get plucked,” that opinion, which is held by them, which includes the Malikis as noted by Sh. ‘Adwai in his meta commentary on Abi Zaid’s Epistle, appears fragile.

There is an important axiom in Islamic law that states, “There is no cursing upon acts which are permissible.” The Prophet clearly invoked Allah’s curse upon the practitioners of this act, so I would encourage our sisters to stay away from it out of respect for the text; remaining cautious with their din. Although, there is a fatwa on our site that permits it, after further research I have found it to be weak.

Allah knows best
Suhaib