Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Keeping a Goatee and Shaving the Rest of the Beard

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Keeping a Goatee and Shaving the Rest of the Beard

English:

Question #1403:

Some men leave the hair around the chin grow, i.e., goatee, and shave the rest of the beard. What is the view on such practice?

Answer #1403:

The ruling on shaving part of the beard is the same as that passed on shaving the entire beard.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Shaving the Beard