Dress, Beard & Adornment · Subtopic
Beard & Moustache
231 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Beard & Moustache, part of Dress, Beard & Adornment. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Beard & Moustache fatawa — page 5 of 6
- Ask Imaam7 Mar 2012
My father does not want me to study because I started performing Salaah, keeping a beard and being religiously devoted. What should I do?
1) I am from Istanbul; Turkey. My parents have sent me to study in USA. During my studies in USA, I have become more religiously inclined after…
Moulana Ismail Desai - Mufti Online22 Feb 2012
Dyeing the Hair and Beard
Is dyeing the beard and hair a Sunnah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam2 Jun 2011
Once it happened that i asked her that i want to keep full beard and Imama on head. My mother said its o.k but please do it once you are married. What should I do?
My Mother passed away seven months ago. I loved her alot. Once it happened that i asked her that i want to keep full beard and Imama on head. She…
Muftī Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 Apr 2011
I want to grow my beard as our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) commanded us. But my wife refuses to let me. The reason is that I am unable to have sexual intercourse with her. This is because of
Sorry for re-sending my question as I am afraid I did not paste the entire question when I sent it the first time. In case I didn't paste the whole…
Muftī Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2010
When I kept the beard, I was frustrated and surrounded by many problems five years ago. I feel that if I shave it for a while and then keep the beard again, it would be with a new and pure spirit. Please guide.
I have a small beard but, for the past few months, I have a feeling that I should shave it for a while and then regrow it later when I feel so. I…
Muftī Abrar Mirza - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2010
When I kept the beard, I was frustrated and surrounded by many problems five years ago. I feel that if I shave it for a while and then keep the beard again, it would be with a new and pure spirit. Please guide.
I have a small beard but, for the past few months, I have a feeling that I should shave it for a while and then regrow it later when I feel so. I…
Muftī Abrar Mirza - Ask Imaam1 Oct 2010
AOA! i want to ask did rasoolullah sallalahu alai wasalam use to trim or cut his beard with scissor or something or it should be allowed to grow untouched forever as i have a long beard.
AOA! i want to ask did rasoolullah sallalahu alai wasalam use to trim or cut his beard with scissor or something or it should be allowed to grow…
Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef - Ask Imaam21 Jun 2010
I had a concern about the following product whether this could be HALAL for male hair/beard.
Assalamu Alaikum Thanks a lot for your kind reply. I had a concern about the following product whether this could be HALAL for male hair/beard.…
Ml. Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam10 Jun 2010
My age is about 40 years but my beard is fully become white and my wife is so younger then me she looks like my daughter so she insist for coloring the beard ...
My age is about 40 years but my beard is fully become white and my wife is so younger then me she looks like my daughter so she insist for coloring…
- Ask Imaam12 Nov 2009
I am confused about whether the qubda lenght of the beard is sunnah or wajib. Everybody is on the world wide web is saying that it is wajib to have at qubdha lenght.
I am confused about whether the qubda lenght of the beard is sunnah or wajib. Everybody is on the world wide web is saying that it is wajib to have…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam8 Nov 2009
(1) Is it obligatory to keep the beard n what is its length? (2) I heard that a person must grow his beard up to one fist. is it so?.....
I want to know the following Masaail; (1) Is it obligatory to keep the beard n what is its length? (2) I heard that a person must grow his beard up…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Apr 2009
My beard grows in sections
my beard grows in sections,not fully.i won't shave my beard,because i know it's haram to.what is allowed as far as grooming it and keeping it neat…
Ml. Sajid bin Shabbir - Ask Imaam6 Mar 2009
Assala mu alaikum Mufti Sahab Can you please Explain me the Above Hadith? Is Shaving here related to Beard?
Bukhari :: Book 5 :: Volume :: 93 Hadith :: 651 Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "There will emerge from the East some people who…
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa - Ask Imaam23 Feb 2009
For medical reasons, my doctor has asked me to shave my beard for treatment. Alhamdullah, I have never touched the hair on my face. So my question is, is it permissable?
For medical reasons, my doctor has asked me to shave my beard for treatment. Alhamdullah, I have never touched the hair on my face. So my question…
Ml. Luqman Hansrot - Ask Imaam7 Jul 2008
I have a Skin disorder which makes it difficult for me to keep a beard
I know that keeping a beard is wajib but what if you have a skin disorder which causes itchy and flaky red skin under the beard. This skin starts…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 May 2008
Are we allowed to cut the beard's hair that have extended beyond the jawbone at the side of the face?
I wanted to ask that are we allowed to cut the beard's hair that have extended beyond the jawbone at the side of the face i.e the root of the hair…
Ml. Ismail Moosa - Ask Imaam4 Apr 2008
Can i use Hair gel on my Beard?
I have grown my beard sunah lengh, but find it very difficult to keep neat as i have curly hair. i constantly get tangled hairs which prove very…
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa - Ask Imaam28 Mar 2008
Why are we keeping beard?
i have beard ( but not Shareah ) I just have this one question that i am not getting cleared about, Why are we keeping beard? I know its Sunnah, but…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam21 Feb 2008
I work in a professional environment and Alhumdolliah have a beard to the extent of a fist's size. The problem is some of the hair of my beard are very curly...
I work in a professional environment and Alhumdolliah have a beard to the extent of a fist's size. The problem is some of the hair of my beard are…
Ml. Ismail Moosa - Ask Imaam18 Feb 2008
I work in a muslim company with muslim people. we have our own jamaat khanna for salaah. Is it wrong to feel uncomfortable performing salaah behind an imaan that does not have a beard. We have a huffaz who makes imaamat
I work in a muslim company with muslim people. we have our own jamaat khanna for salaah. Is it wrong to feel uncomfortable performing salaah behind…
Ml. Safraz Mohammed - Ask Imaam17 Dec 2007
I dont want to keep a beard
I am a young Muslim. I fear Allah and want to have a beard. My Parents oppose me and I am confused, if I can oppose them in this. I fear Allah, lest…
Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri - Ask Imaam22 Nov 2007
I am trying to keep my beard to sunnah length, and as I understand it, the minimum requirement is a fist length...
1) I am trying to keep my beard to sunnah length, and as I understand it, the minimum requirement is a fist length. Is that the recommended length,…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Apr 2007
Is having a beard or wearing a topi dawwah, even if I do not verbally speak?
Is having a beard or wearing a topi dawwah, even if I do not verbally speak?
- Ask Imaam16 Apr 2007
Is it permissible for a male to shave off moustache? If not, why do I see hanafi Mufti’s and Moulana’s with no moustache, only beard?
Assalamualikum, I have a few questions to ask regarding moustache, engagement and salah, marriage and qur’an. Is it permissible for a male to shave…
Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri - Ask Imaam17 May 2006
is it ok if I trim my beard until I have more facial hair or should I let it grow?
I don’t have much facial hair so is it ok if I trim my beard until I have more facial hair or should I let it grow? I am growing one at the moment…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 Mar 2006
Imam Shaafi or may be Imam Hanbil or may be Imam Malik Rehmatullahalihay that trimming of beard less than a fist is not haram / mukrooh tehreem
Some body said but I am not sure about the name he may be referring to Imam Shaafi or may be Imam Hanbil or may be Imam Malik Rehmatullahalihay that…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Oct 2005
According to the research of the present day Ulamaa, it is not Waajib to keep a beard
in fatwa #13473 you mentioned "According to the research of the present day Ulamaa, it is not Waajib to keep a beard, since they regard it to be…
Mufti Husain Kadodia - Ask Imaam18 Oct 2005
Hitherto the Ulama of Indo-Pak have always vehemently refuted the permissibility of shaving or trimming the beard They did not and do not consign any credence to the opposite view
(1) In your Fatwa No.13473 dated September 16th 2005, you had mentioned: “It will not be correct to label those who do not keep a beard in the light…
Mufti Husain Kadodia - Ask Imaam11 Oct 2005
having a beard is a sunnat and shaving it, its a sin
if we dont apply a sunnat is it a sin?i am confused regarding sunnat ,either leaving a sunnat is a sin or not! FOr exemple having a beard is a…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam8 Aug 2005
I promised that I'll grow a beard if "something" happened and that happened ...
I promised that I'll grow a beard if "something" happened and that happened but for one reason or another I could not grew beard. I have full…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Sep 2004
You're saying beard is waajeeb.But in shaafee madhhab there is no huqum as waajeeb.? So it must either be fardh or sunnah. What can you say about this?
Nobody can say beard is fardh. So if it is sunnah in shaafee madhhab, since it is also haq madhhab a shaafee person can be imaam in salah.Secondly;…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2004
Are we allowed to trim our sideburns if it is too curly and looks really bad because it gets really curly as long as we don’t trim our beard itself???
Are we allowed to trim our sideburns if it is too curly and looks really bad because it gets really curly as long as we don?t trim our beard…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jun 2004
beard according to shafi...I require an answer only according to the Shafi’ Madhhab
Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu. Regarding question 11494, how does Imam Nawawi (RA) saying trimming the beard is MAKROOH = HARAAM.…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam1 Apr 2004
can u clarify the length of the beard?...evidence you gave in Answer 9687 regarding the verdicts on the Miqdar (length) of the beard
The evidence you gave in Answer 9687 regarding the verdicts on the Miqdar (length) of the beard from the various Madhahib does not support the…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam19 Sep 2003
you have answered the issue of the beard for men. But the majority imams in my locality say it is sunna not wajib. Also What does the major schools of thought state about the beard.
Allaamah ibnul Hummaam (RA) has mentioned that nobody has permitted the trimming of the beard upto less than a fist?s length. (Fathul Qadeer;…
Ml. Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam6 Apr 2003
1-Ways to get up in fajr,2-can we touch and read Quran without wudu.3-My father,brothers and friends oppose me on keeping beard.
1-How can i get up in fajr prayer because mostly my father beat me but i dont get up.What to do tell me any dua for this.2-Can we touch/read Quran…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam6 Mar 2003
I was labelled a Faasiq because I donot wear "Sunnat" beard or dress according to the "Sunnat" (wearing of a Qurta). Please comment.
According to the accusor any testimony of mine will not be accepted, and i cannot defend any accusations made against me, because i am a Faasiq. I…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Feb 2003
Is it haraam to have these on your pc... a picture of bush with a beard and him speaking in urdu saying that he has converted to islam with the help of musharraf
a picture of bush with a beard and him speaking in urdu saying that he has converted to islam with the help of musharraf. is it haram because it is…
for: Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Jan 2003
Could you tell me what is classed as the beard is it only the hair coming from your side burns or the hair on your cheek aswell
The hair on your cheek is not part of the beard. The hair from your side burns from where the cheek bone commences will form part of your beard. and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Jan 2003
who is better out of two: 1- One who shave his beard. 2- The one who keeps the beard but color or bleach it.
I I want to know who is better out of two: 1 - One who shave his beard. 2 - The one who keeps the beard but color or bleach it. Which one is…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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