Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

What is the age to start the growing of a beard? Also is the name Kareem haram to have?

· 27 Rabiʻ I 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 3343English

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What is the age to start the growing of a beard? Also is the name Kareem haram to have?

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1. A person should keep his beard as soon as it starts growing. 2. It is permissible to keep the name 'Kareem'.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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