How good are horsehair brushes. I saw one on ebay and thought it was strange at first because it said it was for Muslims. Then I noticed that it was horsehair brush (not boar).
Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states: "According to the most authentic and preferred view of scholars, there is nothing wrong in using a brush made of boar bristles."
Scholars/jurists are unanimous in their view that no part of the pig is edible and it is a matter of consensus that all parts of the pig are unfit for human consumption. However, there is considerable difference of opinion regarding the external use of parts of the pig such as bone, skin that has been tanned, hair, etc. While a few scholars categorize them together and consider all parts of the pig impure (najas) and therefore unlawful (haram) for human use, a second group do not consider such external body parts of the pig as impure, and so they find no harm in making use of these parts as long as they are cleansed of any traces of blood which is undoubtedly haram. There is still a third group of scholars who, while refusing to declare such things unlawful (haram), nevertheless considers them to be undesirable (makruh). The first position is the view generally held by scholars of the Shafi`i school of thought; the second is the view of many scholars from various schools; the third is held by others who do not hold to one particular school of thought. Imam Malik was inclined towards this view regarding the use of pig skin when he said in response to a question whether it was permissible to use it or not. He said, I dislike it! In other words, while not going so far as to prohibit it altogether, he considers its use to be undesirable (makruh).
Well, from my horse days, the hair seems fairly fine and might not hold up for a good face lathering.
The badger like the boar is an unclean animal in the Muslim faith, hence, the use of horsehair. Horsehair was once a common material for shaving brushes but a big, but apparently unfounded, anthrax scare in the ? late 1800's made it less popular. It has the advantage of being harvested without harm to the animal.
How good are horsehair brushes. I saw one on ebay and thought it was strange at first because it said it was for Muslims. Then I noticed that it was horsehair brush (not boar).
What?? You mean they have to KILL the hog? I thought they just shaved it!