Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Providing Shaving Tools as Part of Job Duties

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Providing Shaving Tools as Part of Job Duties

English:

Question #1407:

As a public relations officer in one of the companies which belongs to the Islamic Republic, I have to buy and present shaving tools to the guests to shave their beards with. What should I do?

Answer #1407:

As a matter of caution, it is ḥarām to buy and give to others tools to be used for shaving beards unless necessity requires it.

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