Is it permissible for an albino man, 21 years of age, to shave his beard, knowing that his beard is extremely white and causes him societal ridicule, and he cannot tolerate dyeing it?
Shaving the beard is prohibited according to the preponderant opinion, and prohibited acts are not permissible except in cases of lawful necessity. Necessity is defined as: "that which compels a person to preserve his religion, or his life, or his property, or his intellect, or his offspring from destruction," or "reaching a limit where, if he does not partake of the forbidden, he will perish or be close to perishing." As for need, it does not permit what is prohibited. The fact that the beard is disliked by people due to its excessive whiteness does not reach the level of a religiously recognized necessity, and it does not justify disobeying the command of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.
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