Why a Muslim Must
worshippers).” (Narrated by
Grow His Beard…
Dear Brother in Islaam,
As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum wa
Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuh.
You should know that Allaah,
Most High says: It is not for
the believing man or woman,
when Allaah and His
Messenger have decreed a
matter that they should have
any option in their decision
(Soorah 33:36)
He, the Almighty also says:
And let those who oppose the
Messenger’s command-ment
beware, lest some affliction
befall them or a painful
torment be inflicted upon
them (Soorah 24:63)
From the above Qur`aanic
verses, it is clear that we are
obliged to obey all the
command-ments of Allaah’s
Messenger and he has ordered
us in several authentic hadeeth
to grow our beards and has
forbidden us from shaving. He
said: “Trim the moustache and
grow the beard and be different
from the magiians (fire-
Muslim)
When the Messenger of Allaah
received two messengers from
the Persian king, Kisraa, he
observed that they had long
moustaches and were beardless
and said: “Woe to you! Who
ordered you to do this?” So how
would you feel, oh shaver, if the
Messenger of Allaah were to
turn away from you in disgust
and say: “Woe to you! Who
ordered you to do this?”
Allaah also forbids us from
wilfully changing His creation; He
says: So set you [oh,
Muhammad,] your face
towards the pure Religion,
with the fitrah [natural state]
in which He has created
mankind. No change let there
be in the creation of Allaah
(Soorah 30:30)
Shaving the beard is an
imitation of women; Allaah’s
Messenger said: “Women who
imitate men and men who
imitate women are not from us.”
(Narrated by Ahmad)
“How would you feel if the
Messenger of Allaah were to
turn away from you in disgust
and say: “Woe to you! Who
ordered you do this?”
The renowned Muslim scholar,
Ibn ‘Abdil Barr said: “It is
forbidden to shave the beard,
only the efffeminate do so.” So,
oh, shaver - according to the
scholars, you are effeminate! In
addition to this, ‘Umar Ibn Al-
Khattaab , amongst others,
would not accept the testimony
of a person who shaved his
beard. So, oh, shaver - your word
is not acceptable in Islaam, you
are untrustworthy!
“How would you feel if the
Messenger of Allaah were
to turn away from you in
disgust and say: “Woe to
you! Who ordered you to do
this?”
So, after this, oh, shaver, do
you still cling to your belief that
growing the beard is “only a
sunnah” ? May Allaah guide us
all to the Straight Path.
Shaving the Beard is an Act
of Mutilation!
Imaams Ahmad, Ath-Thawri
and Abu Haneefah agreed that if
the beard is removed, it is an act
of mutilation and that the one
“Shaving the beard is an
innovation introduced to the
Muslim countries by the
Christians, who formerly
invaded and conquered the
Muslim lands.”
who removed it must pay the full
diyah or blood money as if he
had removed an eye or a limb of
the victim. Imaam Al-Bukhaari
narrates that the Prophet
forbade robbing and taking
property by force and he forbade
mutilation.”

The great Muslim scholar, Ibn

Hazm said: “They (the Muslim
scholars) agreed that shaving of
the beard is a form of mutilation,
Zayed Centre for New Muslims
which is forbidden.” Moreover,
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is disobedience to Allaah, for he

said: “Whoever obeys me, has
obeyed Allaah, and whoever
disobeys me, has disobeyed
Allaah.” (Narrated by Al-
Bukhaari)

Ibn Taimiyah, the great Muslim

Mujaddid (Revivalist), scholar
and Mujaahid said: “Shaving the
beard is haraam (forbidden) - no
scholar has ever permitted it.”

Allaah, Most High says:

We sent no Messenger but
to be obeyed by Allaah’s
leave (Soorah 4:64)
By Sameh Strauch
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