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**M_Marked** · 11-12-2011, 04:44 PM

It's alot worse in the US.

I can't really think of any place that allows wearing sunnah clothes here.

I work in fast food in America and we have to wear baseball caps (with the store logo on them) to contain our hair. I personally wish I could wear a kufi in the store's color, but another Muslim co-worker tried that and wasn't allowed to do it.

Unfortunately, I don't see many Muslims here in the states who follow Sunnah at all. For example, at my masjid there are maybe 150 men in congregation. Only about 10 might have facial hair at all and maybe 2 have a Sunnah beard. Even the imam is clean-shaven.

Alot of my Muslim friends make fun of me because I constantly talk about how envious I am about growing a beard, but it's difficult for me because I'm half Native American Indian (Indians can't grow facial hair). Meanwhile, most Muslims at the masjid are South Asian or Middle Eastern and are blessed to be able to grow facial hair really well, but decide to be clean-shaven. It really makes me frustrated that I want to grow a Sunnah beard but am unable to because of my heritage, but other Muslims who are capable of growing Sunnah beards decide to be clean-shaven.

11-12-2011, 04:44 PM	#17
M_Marked Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 563 Senior Member	It's alot worse in the US. I can't really think of any place that allows wearing sunnah clothes here. I work in fast food in America and we have to wear baseball caps (with the store logo on them) to contain our hair. I personally wish I could wear a kufi in the store's color, but another Muslim co-worker tried that and wasn't allowed to do it. Unfortunately, I don't see many Muslims here in the states who follow Sunnah at all. For example, at my masjid there are maybe 150 men in congregation. Only about 10 might have facial hair at all and maybe 2 have a Sunnah beard. Even the imam is clean-shaven. Alot of my Muslim friends make fun of me because I constantly talk about how envious I am about growing a beard, but it's difficult for me because I'm half Native American Indian (Indians can't grow facial hair). Meanwhile, most Muslims at the masjid are South Asian or Middle Eastern and are blessed to be able to grow facial hair really well, but decide to be clean-shaven. It really makes me frustrated that I want to grow a Sunnah beard but am unable to because of my heritage, but other Muslims who are capable of growing Sunnah beards decide to be clean-shaven.
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