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  • Political problems wearing a beard

    I'm from Tunisia and I do pray but I have a problem that I have a beard. The problem is that we have here political problem; police catch the one who grows his beard my family tells me to cut it. Can I cut it or leave it?.. More

  • Living With Parents Who Want Him to Shave His Beard

    Please I'm 29 years old and I'm still living with my parents. I even have my bachelor degrees in private law for 4 years ago. My parents oblige me to shave my beard. Should I follow them or should I practice the Hadith that of our Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) says: Grow your beards and shorten your mustache? .. More

  • Ruling on Having a Beard

    Ruling on having a beard (Lahya). I am a Muslim living in Amsterdam, and I would like to know if having a beard is compulsory for Muslim men, and if it is compulsory, does it have to be 4 fingers long (measured from the chin down)? Are we allowed to style it according to modern standards, i.e. have a goatee or a very short neat beard? The reason for.. More

  • Keeping the Beard

    Is keeping beard Farad, Sunnah or just Nafal? Please mention comments according to different Islamic scholars. .. More

  • Having long hair and a long beard at the same time

    I would like to know whether it is Haram for a Male Muslim to have a long beard and a long hair at the same time. As far as I know, a Male Muslim is advised to have long beard but I have a doubt on having a long hair. I heard from friend of mine that it's ok to have both long hair and long beard at the same time as long as you practice the religion.. More

  • Trimming the Beard

    We cannot shave our beards, but can we trim it? If yes, how short? .. More

  • Fearing harm for having a beard

    I'm planing to go back to my country and I heard they give a lot of trouble to people who they have their beard, especially what happened in the USA, so what should I do?.. More

  • Shaving the moustache and other questions

    1. Is shaving the moustache a sin? Does one have to grow it and trim it without shaving it all off?2. Do you become a Kaffir if you sometimes don't offer a few Salat (without a valid excuse) but still believing it is obligatory upon you to pray the 5 Salat always? When does a Muslim become Kaffir concerning neglecting Salat? Can you quote the evidence.. More

  • Shaving the full beard in Afghanistan

    I want to know what would you call those people in Afghanistan who have shaved their full beard? I heard that shaving a full beard is like killing a brother... More

  • Shaving beard, trousers below ankle

    What is the ruling concerning shaving of beard and wearing trousers hanging below the ankle?.. More

  • Beards among Muslims and others

    Why do Muslims, Jews and Christians have beards when it is a holy Sunnah for Muslims?.. More

  • The beard in Islam

    I am a Muslim, 27 years old, and I live in an Islamic country, U.A.E. (Dubai). I work for a multinational in the sales team. I've been working in this company for the last six years. Recently I have discovered the importance of Islam for the good of my life in this world and hereafter. So now I am trying to follow Islam the way it is supposed to be,.. More

  • Shaving the beard for job interview

    Soon I'll go for a job interview. Here in Australia employers prefer interviewees to be clean shaven, ie., well presented. Beards have a negative impact as apparent by statistics shown here. I have a beard. Is it possible for me to shave it off for the interview then grow it back again?.. More

  • Shaving part of the head

    In the hadith of Rasool Allah, s'Allahu alayhe wa salam, (Sahih Muslim) he stated that we should not shave part of the hair and leave the other part. (Sorry for the loose translation.) I have always trimmed my son's hair longer on the top and shorter on the sides. Does the hadith mean different levels or actually shave (no hair)? Please clarify.. More

  • Pilot wearing beard

    WHAT IS THE ISLAMIC RULE REGARDING PILOTS WEARING A BEARD?.. More