The Ruling on Trimming the Beard and Dyeing It Black
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on taking a handful?
Answer:
What is the story? About taking a handful. The hadith regarding taking a handful. Trimming the beard. It is not permissible. This hadith is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This hadith is relied upon, but it is not authentic, nor is it good. It is a weak hadith that cannot be used as evidence. The authentic, explicit hadiths indicate leaving the beard long, letting it hang down, and leaving it as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) created it, except that it is cleaned and perfumed. As for cutting it or removing anything from it, that is not permissible. Dyeing it black is forbidden and not permissible. Dyeing means changing the gray hair to a color other than black, using henna, katam, or colors other than pure black. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on taking a handful?
Answer:
What is the story? About taking a handful. The hadith regarding taking a handful. Trimming the beard. It is not permissible. This hadith is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This hadith is relied upon, but it is not authentic, nor is it good. It is a weak hadith that cannot be used as evidence. The authentic, explicit hadiths indicate leaving the beard long, letting it hang down, and leaving it as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) created it, except that it is cleaned and perfumed. As for cutting it or removing anything from it, that is not permissible. Dyeing it black is forbidden and not permissible. Dyeing means changing the gray hair to a color other than black, using henna, katam, or colors other than pure black. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-45-مصادرنا في تلقي العقيدة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:50)
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