Shaving the Beard: Ruling on the Obligation of Growing a Beard and Areas It Covers

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Shaving the Beard: Ruling on the Obligation of Growing a Beard and Areas It Covers

English:

Question #1400:

What is meant by jaws on which growing a beard is obligatory? Do they include the cheeks?

Answer #1400:

The criterion is that the common view recognises it as a beard.

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