Remove armpit hair

The practice: Pluck or remove armpit hair.
When: Weekly grooming
In daily life: Fold it into the same weekly routine as clipping your nails, so one reminder covers both. Plucking, a trimmer or wax all work; choose whichever you'll actually keep up.

The source

الْفِطْرَةُ خَمْسٌ ـ أَوْ خَمْسٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ ـ الْخِتَانُ، وَالاِسْتِحْدَادُ، وَنَتْفُ الإِبْطِ، وَتَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ، وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ ‏"‏‏.

“Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "Five practices are characteristics of the Fitra: circumcision, shaving the pubic region, clipping the nails and cutting the moustaches short”

Narrated by Abu HurairaSahih al-Bukhari 5889

The full hadith, with its chain and grading →

Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.

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Use siwak first when you get homeArriving home Trim your moustacheWeekly grooming Let the beard growGrooming Clip your nailsWeekly grooming Remove pubic hairWeekly grooming Wear good scentGetting ready for the day

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Sources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.