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Questions on Beard Is it correct to assume for a beardless person that he doesn't like Prophet's face? Isits correct to think/assume that a beardless person can't be a good Muslim? Can aman be "Muttaqi" with out beard?What is the role/effect of dressing and physical appearance on "Taqwa"?

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Answer:Concept of Beard

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none canguide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no da'i, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.Growing a beard was considered normal and natural for a man at the time of theMessenger of Allah (saws), whether he was a believer or not. Even the enemies of Islamlike Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab had beards! And because every man naturally grew a beard,it was not necessary for the Prophet (saws) to give an explicit command exhorting the believers to grow a beard.The only specific saying of the Prophet (saws) regarding the keeping of beards arosewhen he saw that the pagans used to grow both their beards and their mustaches long;thus he (saws) said to the believers:Ibn `Umar related that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Differ from the polytheists:let your beards (grow), and shave your moustache."Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.It was only a couple of centuries ago, when the western culture and ideology becamedominant over the world and Muslim lands, that it became a fashion to be clean shaven.And as with any dominant culture, people are always ready to adopt its actions, whether they are of virtue, or of vice! But Islam has its own culture, and growing a beard is part of the Islamic culture.The question is why should a believer, who professes to believe in Allah and the LastDay, and who professes to follow the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws), want togrow a beard?The answer is simple. Today, you might have seen many youngsters copy the fashion of sport-stars, Hollywood-stars or anybody else whom they love. If you notice today, manyhot Hollywood stars and sport stars are sporting a "goatie" beard! And true to fashion,you see a lot of people around today who keep "goatie" beards!!! As Muslims, our rolemodel should always be the Prophet (saws). We love to copy everything he did ... he had

a beard, and if indeed, we want to follow the Messenger of Allah (saws), we should striveto grow a beard.Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 21:There is indeed the best model for you in the Messenger of Allah, for every such personwho looks forward to Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much.In another narration, the Prophet of Allah said in narrating a prophecy of times to come:Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 9.651 Narrated by Abu Said Al KhudriThe Prophet (saws) said: “There will emerge from the East some people, who will recitethe Quran, but it will not exceed their throats, and who will go out of the deen of Islam asan arrow passes through the game. They will never come back to it unless the arrowcomes back to the middle of the bow by itself (i.e. impossible!). The companions asked,"What will their signs be?" The Prophet (saws) said: "Their sign will be the habit of shaving off of their beards".Thus the keeping of beards is a Sunnah of the Prophet (saws) and every Muslim muststrive to keep a beard, if his model is indeed the Prophet of Allah (saws). He will get hisdue reward from Allah, Insha Allah, if he keeps the beard to follow the Sunnah of theMessenger of Allah (saws).But if a believer does not want to sport a beard for whatever reason, the other believersshould not make an issue out of it. What is important in Islam and in the sight of Allah isthat one truly believes and does good righteous deeds. And when that happens, it isexpected that the beard will follow soon after!The beard is nothing more than a sign that the believer truly wants to follow a Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws). There are many people who have long beards, but dodeeds against the commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws). And there are many people who are amongst the best believers, but do not have beards! Allah will not decidethe recipient of His Mercy and His Forgiveness from the appearance of the individual; but rather He will decide whether the person believed and did righteous deeds, as he wascommanded by Allah and His Messenger (saws).

Your Question: Is it correct to assume for a beardless person that he doesn't likeProphet's face? Is its correct to think/assume that a beardless person can't be a goodMuslim?

It would be incorrect to assume that a beardless person does not like the Prophet’s nobleface or to assume that a beardless person cannot be a good Muslim.The most that can be said about a believer who chooses not to sport a beard is that hemissed a great opportunity to earn huge rewards from Allah Subhanah for following theSunnah of the Messenger of Allah.

Your Question: Can a man be "Muttaqi" with out beard?

’Taqwa’ or God-consciousness is a state of the heart and has absolutely nothing to dowith one’s actual physical appearance. It is Allah Subhanah Alone Who will determinewho was indeed a ‘Muttaqee’ and who was not on the Day of Judgment.