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Is it Fardh to grow a beard in Islam?

· 22 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1443 AH1 min readFatwa 658English

Question

Is it Fardh to grow a beard in Islam?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

For Muslim males to grow a beard is Waajib (compulsory), and to let it grow a fist length is Waajib. Without any Sharée reason to cut or shave is Haraam (totally prohibited). He who does so is a Faasiq (sinner) and to shorten it less than a fist length is Makruh Tahrimi (near Haraam).

And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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