What is the legal ruling in Islamic law for growing a beard, and what is the ruling on trimming it if growing it would lead to security harm?
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Growing the beard is obligatory, and shaving it is forbidden, unless its presence causes significant harm, in which case it is permissible to trim it out of necessity.
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