Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Shaving the Beard and Its Sinfulness

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Shaving the Beard and Its Sinfulness

English:

Question #1404:

Is shaving the beard considered as sin?

Answer #1404:

According to obligatory caution, shaving the beard is ḥarām. Therefore, rulings and consequences of a sinful act are applied to it as a matter of caution.

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