❖ 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.
