Is it permissble to shave the back of the neck / nape?What's the area that is permisable to shave behind .If it is halfway ear, this would look silly, as my hairline is to the bottom of ear.
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Is it permissble to shave the back of the neck / nape?What's the area that is permisable to shave behind .If it is halfway ear, this would look silly, as my hairline is to the bottom of ear.
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It is permissible to shave the back of the neck, not the back of the head. The neck begins from below the earlobes. (Ahsanul Fataawa vol.8 pg.76; HM Saeed)
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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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