Beard According To Imam Shafi RA

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Imam Shafii is reported to have said that shaving the beard is forbidden (haram). This is not, however, the position taken by the Shafii school. The soundest position in the Shafii school is that shaving the beard is disliked (makruh) and not forbidden (haram).

To understand Shafi viewpoint in length, please refer to the following article:

https://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33257/what-did-imam-shafi-say-about-the-beard/