Is shaving for men haram?

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Originally posted by Sarah Splendor:
** Notice that Brad Pitt does not have much hair. Now notice how hundreds of thousands of women swoon over him.
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Who cares? I am more for the hereafter. The Pitt may end up in the pit from what you make him out to be. Allah knows best.


Rabbeshrah lee sadree; wa yassirlee amree; yafqahoo qaulee.

[This message has been edited by Ali_R (edited December 03, 2001).]

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Originally posted by Sarah Splendor:
** Well I'm not saying guys should be entirely hairless, I meant that motsaches and beards are not pleasant. To me, they are unhygienic and they feel disgusting. And if you think I am the only female who thinks hairy guys are utterly disgusting, you're not getting out much. Notice that Brad Pitt does not have much hair. Now notice how hundreds of thousands of women swoon over him.

Don't paint me as the immoral one, alright.

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Well I thought you were talking about the rest of the body as well.
Brad Pitt has more acne (at least spots!), than any other hollywood actor has.
Do women (incl. you) love this too?

Hmmm interesting....


“na maiN* momin vich masiitaa*N, na maiN* muusaa, na fir'aun!”
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Originally posted by Sarah Splendor:
My ewwww comment was made in jest,you guys are just too serious about it. My dislike of moustaches and beards is subjective. I'm not saying to the men of the world, "Shave all the hair from your body", just like they can't tell me to do something like that. Does that mean that I can't say that I dislike facial hair? Come on, this is my personal opinion, not something that I want to make all people follow, and neither am I saying that all Muslim men should shave their beards because I don't like it.
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sarah ur harsh comments r just same as some non-muslim saying crap about islam!

i would really suggest u to go read quran and i really think it will help u a lot to understand the purpose of u living in this world!

remember we r not gonna stay in this world forever, one day we have to die and have to pay for our done deeds!

so its much better to educate urself first abuot islam instead of making baseless comments on it!

[This message has been edited by Rehaan (edited December 03, 2001).]

Anyone care to put a scientific explanation regarding prohibition of shaving?

[This message has been edited by Amitayus (edited December 04, 2001).]

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Originally posted by Sarah Splendor:
My ewwww comment was made in jest,you guys are just too serious about it. My dislike of moustaches and beards is subjective. I'm not saying to the men of the world, "Shave all the hair from your body", just like they can't tell me to do something like that. Does that mean that I can't say that I dislike facial hair? Come on, this is my personal opinion, not something that I want to make all people follow, and neither am I saying that all Muslim men should shave their beards because I don't like it.
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Well we had that clarified, was expecting an answer on Brad Pritt Theory. Anyway forget it, otherwise this thread will be........


“na maiN* momin vich masiitaa*N, na maiN* muusaa, na fir'aun!”
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Originally posted by Cute4NR:
** my my how original.
its exactly the same as when a mujahids bullet pierces through the smelly, hairy and filthy armpit of a hindu 'sainak'.
now go andhra...its time for your annual shower in the pure ganga**
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Hey, you shouldn't say that.

Andhra,
Yes, you can shave in that situation.

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Originally posted by hanie:
**shaving your beard is not haram, but growing a beard is sunnat-e-rasool...

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So true !

asadalm, frankly I was being a little irreverent. Howevr i am curious to know this. You said ‘You can Shave in that situation’ very confidently. Likre a fatwa

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Do you have any precedents for that in Islamic History?

No i didnt say it like a fatwa, i meant:

“if i were in ur position i would do that”.

and if u want my reasons for it, it is because islam is a tolerant religion, and one should not make it difficult for oneself.

I couldn't agree with you more. Frankly I think God would be more interested in what's inside your head i.e., your thoughts, rather than your beard!!

well listen guyz hmm wot i was told by one of my friend and it did make sense so this was why i posted this thread about shaving haram or not ?

for instance, we must follow Allahs command,in that case we are told not to eat pork and we all follow no matter wot!

as we know that wotever prophet mohammed (peace be upon him)did during his life, he did according to allahs command, wotever prophet mohammed (peace be upon him) was told by Allah he did do it!

now if we think we get to know that the sunnah of prophet indirectly was allahs command and having beard is one of the things that prophet did. all im trying to point out is indirectly we r refusing wot allah told prophet mohammaed to do.

in that sense shouldnt that considered to haram?

since pork is bcz its allahs command!

but sunnah was wotever allah told prophet to do!

u all be the judge?

very importantly wot is better to shave and follow these non-muslims westeran lifestyle or follow the commmand of allah that was given to prophet mohammed (peace be upon him)......

u all be the judge here too!

Every male of the Saudi Royal family I evr saw on TV, King Of Jordan, Saddam Hussein etc., seem to either trim their beards or be clean shaven altogether.
Do they get a kinda special permit?

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Originally posted by Andhra:
Every male of the Saudi Royal family I evr saw on TV, King Of Jordan, Saddam Hussein etc., seem to either trim their beards or be clean shaven altogether.
Do they get a kinda special permit?

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no they dont get any permit....
everyone is equal in Islam....
they will be questioned for their deeds on the Day of Judgement....
and if other muslims try to follow what WRONGS they do, they will also get due punishment....
cuz we as muslims r supposed to follow the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and not sadam or saudi princes....

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011204/wl/attack_afghan_noses_dc_2.html

Tuesday December 4 10:09 AM ET
Six Shaven Afghans Have Noses, Ears Cut Off

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen waylaid six men in eastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) and cut off their noses and ears, apparently for having shaved off their beards, an Afghan news service said on Tuesday.

The bandits stopped and searched a bus on Monday at Tangi Abresham on the highway from the capital Kabul to the eastern city of Jalalabad and ordered out all men who had shaved their beards, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) said.

It said the noses and ears of six men – all Afghans – were cut off to punish them for shaving their beards in defiance of formerly ruling Taliban movement’s order to all Afghan Muslims to grow long beards.

The six were taken to hospital in Jalalabad, AIP said. There was no immediate comment from hospital authorities.

On November 19, four journalists, two of them from Reuters, were killed when unknown gunmen ambushed their convoy at Tangi Abresham, some 55 miles east of Kabul.

AIP said several vehicles were looted in Tangi Abresham on Sunday and Monday and quoted drivers as saying they had seen seven bodies lying in the area.

they will be questioned for their deeds on the Day of Judgement....<<
This sounds a bit unfair. Why can't they wait till the day of judgement for poor Afghans?
Because they don't own Oil Wells?

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Originally posted by Ali_R:
** Brad Pitt has more acne (at least spots!), than any other hollywood actor has.
Do women (incl. you) love this too?

Hmmm interesting....
**
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You've obviously haven't seen any movies with James Woods or Tommy Lee Jones.

You really can't stand other people getting any credit for anything, can you? Is it an inferiority complex or self-esteem problem? You can't even acknowledge the fact that Brad Pitt looks better after rolling in mud than you do after your occasional shower.

NO, sorry Bred Pitt I can’t.
I’m so sorry, if I was saying bad things about you.

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Just compare Tommy Lee’s and Brad Pitt’s f. fans. Who do you think wins the “race”?

Secondly I responded to Sarahs posts. Can’t remember that the name of the “poster” was GRITS.

Strange??? Maybe your main problem is Ali_R!

Then, lemme say: Halleluja


*“na maiN momin vich masiitaaN, na maiN muusaa, na fir’aun!”
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