Taking from the beard or shortening it: Is it considered a sin?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is taking from the beard or shortening it considered a sin?

Answer:
Yes, nothing is to be taken from the beard; it is to be left as it is, let grow, honored, and trimmed, and it is not to be touched. This is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the beard, based on the authentic hadiths reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanding that it be trimmed, let grow, honored, preserved, and that nothing be taken from it.