Shaving the Beard: Prohibited by Scholarly Consensus

❖ What is the Ruling on Shaving the Beard? ❖​

Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri

Question:​

What is the ruling on shaving the beard?

Answer:​

Shaving the beard is harām and a major sin.


❀ Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Kathīr رحمه الله (d. 774H) said:
ذلك محرم بالإجماع.
“Shaving the beard is harām by consensus.”
(al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah: 18/615)


Conclusion:
By the unanimous agreement of the scholars, shaving the beard is prohibited and considered a major sin.