Is the Sunnah regarding the mustache to shorten it or to shave it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the Sunnah regarding the mustache? Is it cutting, shortening, shaving, or plucking it out?
Answer:
Shaving, cutting, and shortening are all the same meaning. As for shaving, it is disliked because it disfigures the face. However, what is reported regarding the mustache is that it is to be trimmed, that it is to be cut, and that it is to be shortened.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the Sunnah regarding the mustache? Is it cutting, shortening, shaving, or plucking it out?
Answer:
Shaving, cutting, and shortening are all the same meaning. As for shaving, it is disliked because it disfigures the face. However, what is reported regarding the mustache is that it is to be trimmed, that it is to be cut, and that it is to be shortened.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [575 -858] هل السنة في الشارب تقصيره أم حلقه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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