I have a friend who shaved off his beard, and I admonished him for it, so he told me: “The system within the army in which I work in my country forces me to shave off my beard”. So is this permissible? [Please] advise us, and may Allaah reward you with good.
How authentic are the ahaadeeth in which mention is made about dyeing the beard a black colour, since dyeing the beard black is widespread amongst many of those who claim knowledge [of the Sharee’ah].
Your excellency, my passport has expired and I want to renew it so that I can come and perform ‘Umrah and the obligatory Hajj. [The passport office] requested I shave off my beard in accordance with the new law which was recently passed in my country. So what do I do?
If a man shaves his moustache and leaves his beard (to grow), is there any sin in this? And what did the Messenger (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to do?
A man who shaves off his beard is the khateeb in the central masjid. Do you advise we pray behind him? Please explain.
Is it correct that the one who shaves off his beard is cursed and that his salaah is unacceptable. If so, what is the evidence for this?
