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As cleanliness is one of the most importand order of our religon can u please tell wether waxing of ones private parts by another person alowed in islam

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Answer:

Bashfull conceal private parts

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.8 Narrated by Abu Huraira

The Prophet (saws) said, "Faith (Emaan) consists of more than sixty branches (i.e. parts), and ‘Haya’ (The Arabic term "Haya" covers a large number of concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty, bashfulness, scruple, etc.) is a part of faith."

Dear and beloved brother in Islam, as much as cleanliness is a part of the deen of Islam, the Messenger of Allah (saws) guided the believers that ‘Al-Haya’ or bashfulness is also an integral part of faith…..and it is absolutely obligatory in Islam for a believer to conceal his private parts from all except his wife; for there is no ‘hijaab’ between a husband and a wife bonded in the sacred institution of marriage in Islam.

Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4006 Narrated by Mu'awiyah ibn Haydah

I asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah (saws), from whom should we conceal our private parts and to whom can we show?’ He (saws) replied: ‘Conceal your private parts from all except from your wife and from whom your right hands possess.’ I then asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah (saws), (what should we do) if the people are assembled together?’ He (saws) replied: ‘If it is within your power that no one looks at it, then no one should look at it.’ I then asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah (saws) if one of us is alone, (what should he do)?’ He (saws) replied: ‘Allah is more entitled than people that bashfulness should be shown to Him!’

Your Question: can u please tell wether waxing of ones private parts by another person alowed in islam 

It would not be permissible for one to expose their private parts to any other except one’s legally married spouse.

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Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan