The imamate of one who shaves his beard and wears an “English” haircut

Question

Is the prayer or tarawih behind one who has “English” hair (an English-style haircut), and the prayer or tarawih [behind one without a] beard because he shaves it, permissible or not?

Answer

Appointing such a person as imam is makruh tahrimi, provided that someone better than him at leading the prayer is present. [ar]وكره إمامة العبد والأعرابي والفاسق[/ar] “The imamate of a slave, a Bedouin and a fasiq is disliked (makruh)” (Bahr, vol. 1, p. 348).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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