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Is it haram to shave the beard?

Is it haram to shave the beard?

Yes, they can, as it is not restricted in Islam. A Muslim man can completely shave or trim their beard as per their choice. Many Muslim scholars now do not see the beard as an obligation and do shave their beards. If you are keeping it, for the sake of Sunnah, it’s perfect but if you want to shave it, you can.

Is it haram to be clean shaven?

For others, the hadith is religious law and shaving the beard is seen as haram. According to Sheikh Ibn Taymiyah, those who imitate the kuffar on the outside- even by shaving the beard- will begin to imitate their bad deeds, habits, and beliefs, thus leading them on a slippery slope of non-belief.

What does Islam say about shaving?

Muslim men and women are required by the Sunnah to shave their pubic hair and axillae. Also, Muslim men are not supposed to shave their beards, but are encouraged to shave their moustaches, according to the Sunnah.

Is it haram in Islam to shave your beard?

The great scholar of our age, Badiuzzaman says, «Some scholars said, ‘It is not permissible to shave the beard’. What they mean is, ‘It is haram to shave the beard after deciding to grow a beard’.

What is the ruling of shaving the beard in?

Imam Ahmad al-Ramli’s son, Imam Muhammad al-Ramli’ whose works are relied upon by the late Egyptian Shafi`is for the issuing of formal legal opinion [ fatwa ]said in the Chapter of `Aqiqa in the “Nihaya” : “ It is recommended to part and comb one’s hair, and to comb one’s beard. It is disliked to pluck or shave the beard .”

Is it bad to shave or shorten your beard?

It was mentioned above that both these imams agreed in their recension that to shave or shorten the beard is disliked. Out of deference to their recension, this position was also adopted by the vast majority of late Shafi`i scholars.

Is it a wajib to grow a beard in Islam?

Growing the beard is a Wajib (mandatory) for all males who are capable of doing so. This has ample evidence in the Sunnah (as will be shown below) and is the unanimous opinion of the Ulama’ of Islam.

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