Is shaping a cheek line for your beard permissible?
Naṣāʾiḥ of Ibn Muneer - 0012 Q: Fulan, Riyadh, KSA. Is it permissible to shave parts of facial hair that is closer to the eyes and nose to make a straight and sharp cheek line? A: There are two different issues now mentioned in this question. The first issue is: Taking the hair off the man’s face. Period. Wherever that hair is. Eyebrows, eyelashes, this that (Mufti points to area beneath the lower lip and sides), face. Because, one may say, I have a lot of hair, I’m very hairy. And the hair becomes unsightly. Hair out of my nose, hair all the way up to my cheeks, nearly connecting to my eyes. That’s one reason. (The second issue is:) That’s not the same as someone saying I want my beard to be shaped up. I want to look sharp, I want it to be nice and tailored. That’s two different issues now. Two different Islamic rulings pertaining to necessity, need, and pertaining to a want, a style and a desire. As we mentioned last week in Masjid Taqwa . W...