So according to what U wrote, it is either haram or makruh, right? NOTHING ELSE. Let's use an example: Hydrogen Cyanide kills within 1 hour, bi iznillah Gaseous Chlorine may take longer, bi iznillah. Are you now going to argue about the duration of time it takes before a person dies??? Isn't it the same thing over with the beard thing - it's either makruh or Haram! Btw tell us one thing Shaykh Isa, what is the ruling of doing a makruh act in the shaf'i madhdhab?