Can a transgender grow a beard?
Published as Transgender growing a beard
Question
Can a transgender grow a beard?
Answer
It is compulsory for the individual to behave according to his or her original gender otherwise he or she will be living and dying in haraam.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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