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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is shaving the beard considered effeminacy?

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Question:
Is shaving the beard considered in any way to be effeminacy?

Answer:
It is forbidden, and it involves imitating women, because women do not have beards.
Q: But some jurists include the one who shaves his beard under the ruling of effeminacy?
A: Ibn 'Abd al-Barr reported this from some scholars, because having a beard without hair involves imitating women.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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