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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Length of the Beard and Trimming the Mustache

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The questioner:
My question, Honorable Shaykh, is about the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Trim the mustaches and honor the beardsأهينوا الشوارب وأكرموا اللحى
. Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specify a particular limit for the length of the beard, for example? And if he did specify one, does that mean that "trimming the mustache" implies shaving it completely? We observe now that the shaykhs (may Allah preserve them) are very precise on the issue of the beard, to the point where they say it is not permissible to take from it, whereas regarding the mustache, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said "trim the mustache," which means taking a little from it. We would like to know, Shaykh, the details of the issue. Tell us.

The presenter:
Thank you, thank you.

The Shaykh:
The wording of the hadith, my brother, is "trim the mustache" or "shave the mustache." I do not know of a hadith saying "hina the mustache"; rather, it is
Trim the mustaches or shave the mustaches and honor the beards,جزوا الشوارب أو أحفوا الشوارب وأكرموا اللحى،
. The beard has no limit; it has no limit. Rather, it is left in its natural state and let grow. "Let the beards grow," "loosen the beards," "let the beards hang down," "let the beards grow freely," "let the beards be" — these are all wordings in authentic hadiths. Therefore, it is not permissible to encroach upon it by cutting, plucking, shaving, or otherwise. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 06 ‫فتاوى على الهواء - 09 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان‬‎ — youtube.com (20:01)

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