What is the ruling on shaving the beard?

Question : He says: What is the ruling on shaving the beard or trimming it for the purpose of beautifying and adorning it?

Answer : As for shaving the beard, nothing remains to be beautified or adorned, because if he shaves it, nothing is left. But if he says, "I shave it to beautify the face," the answer is that this is not permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Differ from the Magians; let the beards grow. Differ from the Magians; let the beards grow." So it is not permissible for anyone to shave his beard.
Because if he does that, he falls into three prohibitions. The first prohibition is disobeying the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and whoever disobeys the Messenger has disobeyed Allah. The second is differing from the path of the Prophets, because the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) do not shave their beards, nor do they trim them. As for what is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding its length and width, it is a hadith that is not authentic. The third is conforming to the Magians and the polytheists.
So, by Allah, O Muslim, do you prefer to be in conformity with the Prophets and Messengers, or with the Magians and polytheists? I answer: the first. But the common people, for example, say correctly: "With much touching, the sensation decreases; people adapt to deviation when it becomes frequent among them, and what was wrong becomes known to them as right." I recall that a person used to be blamed if he did not have a beard, and some of the unjust governors, if they wanted to punish a person, would shave his beard as a punishment. But now, they give money and he shaves his beard. This is a reversal of things. And the conclusion is that shaving the beard is forbidden.