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The Ruling on Shaving the Mustache with a Razor

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Question:
May Allah send blessings upon you. This questioner asks: Is shaving the mustache with a razor contrary to the Sunnah?

Answer:
No, it is disliked, not forbidden. Shaving the mustache is not forbidden, but it is disliked because it disfigures the face. So, one should trim it as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. He said:
Trim them, trim themجزوا جزوا
the mustaches, and he did not say "shave them." He said:
Trim themجزوها
and he said:
Shave the mustachesاحفوا الشوارب
and "shaving" here means trimming the mustaches. So, shaving is disliked, and the Sunnah is to trim them or cut them short. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source لقاء مفتوح [الشماسية] — alfawzan.live (23:02)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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