Is it permissible or forbidden to shave the hair above a man's private parts?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
It is permissible, and in some texts, there is an emphasis on not leaving pubic hair for more than forty days, and for women, not more than twenty days.
Source: Official website: 1, 2.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
Shaving pubic hair is not obligatory, nor is it required to shave any body hair. However, there is encouragement not to leave pubic hair and armpit hair for more than forty days.
Source: Fatwas of Authentic Islam.
May you be successful in all good.