Is having a beard or wearing a topi dawwah, even if I do not verbally speak?
Question
Is having a beard or wearing a topi dawwah, even if I do not verbally speak?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
The beard and topi are blessed Sunnah of our Nabi (Salalahu Alayhi Wasallam). Every Sunnah of our Nabi (Salalahu Alayhi Wasallam) is full of attraction and Barakah. Certainly wearing a beard and topi itself is a Dawah, however, together with that you must verbally encourage others to follow the Sunnah. Allah states “Remind each other for a reminder is beneficial for the believers”.
And Allah knows best
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue
For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.
Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/15114
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-15114
People also ask
What is the length of the beard in Islam?
“It is impermissible (makrooh-e-tahreemi) to appoint a person who shaves his beard or trims it less than one fist length as the Imaam. However, if such a person is appointed as the Imaam, the sin will not be upon the musallis,…”
Mufti Online · 298 fatawa from 6 Darul Iftas on this
What the Darul Iftas sayIs wearing a topi or turban sunnah?
“Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah states that it is Sunnah to wear a turban. However, by persisting upon a Mustahab act (such as regarding it as necessary to always wear an Amaamah), the act becomes Makrooh.”
Ibn Masood · 112 fatawa from 6 Darul Iftas on this
What the Darul Iftas sayRelated fatawa
Mufti Online15 Nov 2016Wearing a topi in salaahIs topi (head covering) for men is necessary in salaah?
Azaadville27 Apr 2026Not Wearing A TopeeWhat is the ruling of not wearing a Topee?
Jamiat KZN18 Sep 2015Wearing the Hat (topi)Is it makruh for men not to cover their head ? Is Wearing the Topi the practice of the Prophet SallAllahu…
Ask Imaam17 Sep 2015Wearing the Topi has been the practice of the Prophet SallAllahu Alayhi WasallamIs it makruh for men not to cover their head ?- Ask Imaam21 Mar 2020When is it Sunnah to wear the Topi?Can Mufti Saheb list out the times it is Sunnah to wear a Topi?
- Ask Imaam22 Oct 2008I have a question, If i see someone praying salat without a topi is it a correct procedure to put topi on his head or put a topi near him ?I have a question, If i see someone praying salat without a topi is it a correct procedure to put topi on…