A breast band, and a woman removing pubic hair with a razor

Question

Question: Is the breast band (باڑی) that women put on their breasts permissible or not? If a woman wishes to remove her pubic hair with a razor, may she do so or not? Is there any limit for removing pubic hair or not? Are there certain days within which removing it is necessary, or may one not remove pubic hair for one’s whole life, as in our country there are some communities who never remove it at all? What offence according to the Shari‘a are they committing? And what is the ruling of the Shari‘a?

Answer

Using a breast band to protect the breasts is proper. If a woman removes her pubic hair with a razor, there is no sin in that either, but it is better that she cleans it with soap and the like. Cleaning every week is best; if not that, then let her clean within 15 days; there is also latitude within forty days; not cleaning beyond that is makruh tahrimi, and not cleaning at…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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