Is it permissible to shave the beard if a man wants to return to his country because the photo in his passport is without a beard?
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The questioner : I have a beard, as you can see, but at the current moment, in order to travel to Egypt...
The Shaykh : I don't see anything but a tuft of hair.
The questioner : This is the best beard.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Why do you want to shave it?
The questioner : Because my photo in the passport is originally without a beard.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And also, because I am traveling to Egypt with a beard...
The Shaykh : I will either congratulate you or warn you, I do not know; the beard photo is a new one, it will not come out, so it does not concern you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Your beard in the new photo will not come out.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Because it is a tuft of hair.
The Shaykh : I don't see anything but a tuft of hair.
The questioner : This is the best beard.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Why do you want to shave it?
The questioner : Because my photo in the passport is originally without a beard.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And also, because I am traveling to Egypt with a beard...
The Shaykh : I will either congratulate you or warn you, I do not know; the beard photo is a new one, it will not come out, so it does not concern you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Your beard in the new photo will not come out.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Because it is a tuft of hair.
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