Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh: Shaving one's beard, or even trimming, it has been termed "un-Islamic" by the largest Muslim seminary in India, the Darul Uloom of Deoband, in response to a query.
The fatwa or religious decree came in the form of a reply to a query by Mohammad Irshad and Mohammad Furqan, they run a salon in Badjia-ul-Haq locality of Deoband in western Uttar Pradesh.
The Darul Ifta department which issues religious decrees said, "The sharia doesn't allow us to cut the beard of a person of any religion. If someone is in this business then he should try to shift to some other work."
Some of the barbers in nearby areas have stopped shaving beards ad have put a copy of the fatwa on the doors of their shops. In the past, the seminary had said that shaving a beard after keeping it, or not growing a beard, both are unlawful and a major sin. "You should grow your beard trusting in Allah as well as keep on supplicating Allah for firmness," it had earlier said.
When asked, a Muslim cleric, Maulana Asghar Abbas said, "There is no harm in trimming beard to keep it small. It's better to avoid shaving".
The fatwa or religious decree came in the form of a reply to a query by Mohammad Irshad and Mohammad Furqan, they run a salon in Badjia-ul-Haq locality of Deoband in western Uttar Pradesh.
The Darul Ifta department which issues religious decrees said, "The sharia doesn't allow us to cut the beard of a person of any religion. If someone is in this business then he should try to shift to some other work."
When asked, a Muslim cleric, Maulana Asghar Abbas said, "There is no harm in trimming beard to keep it small. It's better to avoid shaving".
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Digital Attendance Of Teachers Suspended Till Further Orders In Uttar Pradesh Woman Set On Fire By Son In UP, Suffers 40% Burn Injuries: Cops 8 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh In Last 2 Days Under-Fire Trainee IAS Officer Accuses Pune Collector Of Harassment Trainee IAS Officer Puja Khedkar Recalled To Academy, Training Put On Hold "No Defamatory Remarks Against Governor": High Court To Mamata Banerjee Government Announces Partial Rollback Of Fee Hike In 13 Medical Colleges US Expresses "Great Concern" Over Pak's Decision To Ban Imran Khan's Party Digital Attendance Of Teachers Suspended Till Further Orders In UP Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.