The Ruling on Shaving with an Electric Clipper
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is shaving with an electric clipper, meaning a single pass, considered shaving or shortening? Or is shaving only done with a razor?
Answer:
The closer view is that it is with the razor; because the razor removes the stubble and dirt completely, it removes the hair completely. As for the clipper, it involves a type of cutting, and even if the cut is good and complete, it is closer to shaving, so I do not hope that its owner gets the reward of shaving. But if it is with the razor, it is more complete and safer, yes, to adhere to the Sunnah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
The questioner asks: Is shaving with an electric clipper, meaning a single pass, considered shaving or shortening? Or is shaving only done with a razor?
Answer:
The closer view is that it is with the razor; because the razor removes the stubble and dirt completely, it removes the hair completely. As for the clipper, it involves a type of cutting, and even if the cut is good and complete, it is closer to shaving, so I do not hope that its owner gets the reward of shaving. But if it is with the razor, it is more complete and safer, yes, to adhere to the Sunnah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 2 — archive.org (12:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.