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Is it permissible to use hair straightening creams or hair relaxer on the beard?

· 29 Rajab 1445 AH1 min readFatwa 32359English

Question

I wanted to ask if it was permissible to use hair straightening creams or hair relaxer on the beard. This is in order to straighten and neaten the beard. An example is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phyto-Phytospecific-Phytorelaxer-Index/dp/B0018DNGQI/

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to apply cream or hair relaxer on the beard.

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http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/28058

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Immad Bin Arshad

Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

(2015-03-17)

Answered by
Immad Bin Arshad
Checked & approved by
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