What religions do not allow shaving?

Many religions, including Sikhism, Islam, and sects of Judaism, require that men and women do not cut their hair or that men do not shave their beards.

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Are Muslims allowed to shave pubes?

Muslim men and women are required by the Sunnah to shave their pubic hair and axillae. Also, Muslim men are not supposed to shave their beards, but are encouraged to shave their moustaches, according to the Sunnah.

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Which religions require beards?

Some religions (such as some sects of Islam, and Sikhism) have considered a full beard to be essential and mandate it as part of their observance.

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What Christians don't cut their hair?

A: Apostolic Pentecostals are the strictest of all the Pentecostal groups, according to Synan. Like most Pentecostals, they do not use alcohol or tobacco. They generally don't watch TV or movies either. Women who are Apostolic Pentecostals also wear long dresses, and they don't cut their hair or wear makeup.

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Can you shave your legs in Islam?

Several examples of such hairs are chest hair, calf hair, thigh hair, hairs on the arms and others of which there isn't any commandment for them to be shaved or prohibition for them to be kept. Hence, in this matter, a person can either keep the hair without shaving them or shave them if he so wishes.

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Is It A Sin To Shave Your Head Or Beard?

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What is considered pubic hair in Islam?

Abu Shaamah said: al-'aanah is the hair that grows on the rakab, which is what is underneath the bulge of the abdomen and above the private parts. Or it was said that it is the exterior of the private parts; or the private part itself, whether of a man or a woman.

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Can girls remove leg hair in Islam?

As for parts of the body that are not mentioned directly in the Quran or Sunnah, the majority of the scholars say that it is permissible for both men and women to decide whether to leave alone or remove this hair from places like the legs or the arms.

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Does the Bible say uncut hair?

Paul's expectation was that women would have uncut hair that grows however long nature has determined, and that men would have cut hair that did not 'cover' their heads and thus is distinctly masculine.”

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Why can't Muslims cut their hair?

A number of scholars used this hadith as the basis for his statement that refraining from cutting your hair and nails forms part of the completion of the sacrificial rite of the Qurbani (sacrifice).

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What does the Bible say about hair pulling?

In the Bible, hair pulling was carried out in anger, frustration, and as punishment. There are two stories from the Old Testament one each on Trichotill and Trichotill by proxy. Both happened at the time when the Persian Empire (400 – 300 BC) was ruling the roost.

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Can Muslims not have a beard?

Many Muslim scholars now do not see the beard as an obligation and do shave their beards. Muslims learn about the Prophet's views on facial hair not from the Koran, but through hadith - or sayings - attributed to Muhammad.

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Why did Jesus have a beard?

1. Hair and beard. When early Christians were not showing Christ as heavenly ruler, they showed Jesus as an actual man like any other: beardless and short-haired. But perhaps, as a kind of wandering sage, Jesus would have had a beard, for the simple reason that he did not go to barbers.

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Do Orthodox Christians shave?

Even today, only Eastern Catholic priests are unshaven as a rule, while the members of a few monastic orders do not shave (notably certain Franciscans). Although today, even Orthodox Christian priests are not obligated to wear beards, it is still the cultural norm for them, for the most part.

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Do Sikhs shave pubes?

The Sikh religion forbids cutting or shaving any bodily hair. Orthodox Sikhs always carry a dagger with them, lest someone try to force them to do something against their religion.

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Is it haram to look at your private parts?

Exposing the intimate parts of the body is unlawful in Islam as the Quran instructs the covering of male and female genitals, and for adult females the breasts.

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Can you wax pubic hair in Islam?

So, if waxing the private parts is done by anyone other than the lawfully married partner, it shall be definitely considered as sinful and therefore haram; so never even contemplate such an activity. All safe methods to remove unwanted hair from the body are permissible in Islam.

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Can a woman trim her hair in Islam?

Praise and salutations to our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH, his family, companions and all those who follow his footsteps until the Last Day. The nature of a woman is to let her hair grow and it is only permissible for her to cut it not too short so that she will look like a man, that is not beyond her ears.

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Are birthdays Haram in Islam?

Responding to a query posed by a woman, the country's biggest Islamic seminary observed that the tradition to celebrate birthdays was started by the Jews and Christians, but Islam does not permit this practice.

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Is circumcision Islamic?

For Muslims, male circumcision is performed for religious reasons, mainly to follow the sunnah (practice) of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Moreover, there are attempts to label it as a contributor to cleanliness / personal hygiene. These are done largely to grant the practice scientific legitimacy and a moral foundation.

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Why do Christians not cover their hair?

Paul informs them not to do so. Specific to Corinth's culture, it would send the wrong message: To cover your head would be seen as a sign of upsetting God's created, established order. Again, God had established that order and grounded it in the nature of the Godhead (see 1 Cor. 11:3, cited above).

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What religion is uncut hair?

Uncut hair is a mark of Sikh identity. The 10th Sikh Guru instructed all his Sikhs to come before him with long hair and weapons. Long hair also represents sacrifice, because there have been many Sikhs like Bhai Taru Singh, who preferred to have their scalp removed instead of their hair cut.

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What happens if you never cut your hair since birth?

If an average human never cuts their hair from birth, their hair can potentially grow to a length of around 1 meter (3.28 feet) or even longer. The maximum length that hair can grow to is determined by several factors, such as genetics, ethnicity, age, and overall health.

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How do Muslims remove pubic hair?

The Sunnah is to remove pubic hair with a razor and to pluck armpit hair with a tweezer (ouch), but most scholars agree that what matters is removing it, so other depilatory substances are permissible.

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Can we shave your private parts while fasting?

Summary of answer. There is nothing wrong with cutting nails or shaving the pubic hair while fasting.

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Is it haram to get a Brazilian wax?

As long as wax is not harmful to body, bikini wax is not haram.

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