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However, they are specifically required to "dress up their hair and beard properly". [1] In December 2003, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Muslims in uniform can grow beards. [2] [3] Non-Muslims and non-Sikhs serving in the Indian Army or the Indian Air Force are not permitted to grow beards. However, Army personnel on active duty are ...
Ritual ablution is also very important, as observed by the practices of wudu, ghusl, and tayammum (water-free alternative using any natural surface such as rock, sand, or dust). [citation needed] In Muslim-majority countries, bathrooms are often equipped with a bidet. This ablution is required in order to maintain ritual cleanliness.
During puberty, the first facial hair to appear tends to grow at the corners of the upper lip (age 10–14). It then spreads to form a moustache over the entire upper lip (age 14–16). This is followed by the appearance of hair on the upper part of the cheeks and the area under the lower lip (age 14–17).
The requirements include women to wear attire that fully covers their bodies and faces and bars men from shaving their beards as well as from skipping prayer and religious fasts.
Two Muslim officers sued Newark police 25 years ago for the right to wear a beard. Today, beards and religious garb are far more common in policing. Police officers with religious garb, beards ...
The regulations of the Finnish Defence Forces (Rule 91) prohibit the growing of a moustache, a beard or long hair. [12] Long hair is allowed for women, but it must be appropriately tied. Reservists can grow a moustache, a beard or long hair, and they are not required to cut them for short military refresher courses.
The use of face masks also is crucial for health workers and other people who are taking care of someone infected with COVID-19 in close settings (at home or in a health care facility).”
In one such example, Muhammad advised that men must grow beards, and as to moustaches, cut the longer hairs as to not let them cover the upper lips (as this is the Fitra, the tradition of prophets). [39] Thus, growing a beard while keeping the moustache from covering the upper lip is a well-established tradition in many Muslim societies. [38]