Removing man's hair of the neck by laser

27-11-2006 | IslamWeb

Question:

I usually wear a trimmed beard as people in teh Gulf. I go on a weekly basis to the barber. The new fashion in the Gulf, would be to have the line of the beard (the one falling in the neck) remove permanently using Laser surgery. Is this permitted ??

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

 

The limit of the beard according to the linguists and the scholars of Islamic jurisprudence is the hair of the cheeks and chin, as regards the hair of the neck; it is not part of the beard. Indeed Imaam Ahmad permitted a person to shave the hair which is below the throat. This hair (i.e. the hair of the neck) is among the hair about which the Islamic legislation has kept quiet, so a person has the choice either to shave it or leave it. However, one should be careful and ascertain that removing it with laser does not cause any harm.

For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 87794, and for more benefit on the ruling of shaving or trimming the beard, please refer to Fatwa 87648.

Allaah Knows best.