Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Shaving the Beard to Avoid Denigration

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Shaving the Beard to Avoid Denigration

English:

Question #1408:

What is the ruling in the matter of shaving one’s beard if growing it would lead to denigration?

Answer #1408:

For a devout Muslim, growing a beard should not be a cause for feeling inferior or lowly. It is not, as a matter of caution, permissible to shave it unless growing it leads to putting oneself in harm or causes unbearable hardship.

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