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MUZAFFARNAGAR: In yet another controversial fatwa, Deoband-based renowned Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom, has said that waxing and shaving are not considered to be good under the Sharia law. Replying to a query by Abdul Aziz, a local who wanted to know if it was okay for a man or woman to shave or wax his/her arms and legs, the fatwa department of the seminary said barring armpits, mustache and lower part of navel, removing hair from any other body part is not advisable under Sharia.

“Removing hair through waxing or shaving from other parts of the body is khilaf-e-adab (against the culture),” the seminary said in its written reply to Aziz’s query.

Asked about the controversial fatwa, Deoband-based cleric Maulana Salim Ashraf Qasmi said, “The fatwa is absolutely correct and is according to the Sharia Law. It should be noted that Darul Uloom has called the practice khilaf-e-adab and has not declared it ‘haram’ (forbidden).”

Last week, Darul Uloom had said that application of mehndi by an unknown man is not acceptable under Sharia. In February, the seminary had asked Muslim women to not wear bangles from men at bangle shops, terming the practice “wrong and a big sin”.

