Will We Be Able to Have Beards and Body Hair in Janna if We Want To?


Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

I think a narration says that we will not have body and facial hair in Janna; please correct me if I’m wrong. I just wanted to ask; would it be possible to have a beard and body hair in Janna if one wants it?

This question is out of genuine curiosity inspired by that hadith; whether we will have body and facial hair in Janna makes no difference to me. I trust entirely Allah Most High. If we insha Allah enter Janna, we will certainly, without a doubt, be satisfied beyond comprehension; thank you for reading. May Allah Most High reward you abundantly for your efforts.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.

Yes, one can wish for whatever one desires, even if he wants a beard or hairy body like this world in Paradise.

Believers Enter Paradise as Young, Beautiful

Mu’adh ibn Jabal (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “The people of Paradise will enter Paradise with smooth and hairless skin, kohl upon their eyes, at thirty or thirty-three years of age.” [Tirmidhi]

With our limited understanding, we cannot grasp the true measure of pleasure and eternal bliss believers will be granted and what it will be like. However, we have been given a picture through our Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) about infinite joys, peace, fulfillment, and ultimately, the greatest gift, gazing upon the countenance of our Lord.

We pray Allah Most High to grant us all Jannat al-Firdaws and gather us all with our parents, grandparents, spouses, children, family, friends, and believing men and women, Amin.

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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.