Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Trading and Producing Shaving Cream Used for Beards

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Shaving the Beard: Ruling on Trading and Producing Shaving Cream Used for Beards

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Question #1410:

Is it permissible to buy, sell, and produce shaving cream, which is mainly used for shaving the beard although it is used for other shaving purposes?

Answer #1410:

Should it be acknowledged that this cream is used for lawful purposes other than that of shaving the beard, there is no objection to produce and sell it for this purpose.

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