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Clean shaven person giving the Azaan

· 16 Rabiʻ I 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it okay for a clean shaven person to give the azaan?

Answer

This is makrooh just as it is makrooh for such a person to lead the namaaz.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( ويكره أذان جنب وإقامته وإقامة محدث لا أذانه ) على المذهب ( و ) أذان ( امرأة ) وخنثى ( وفاسق ) ولو عالما (الدر المختار 1/ 392)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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