Is it true that shaving the mustache with a razor is prohibited?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that shaving the mustache with a razor is prohibited?
Answer:
Yes, it is disliked. It is not that it is disliked; rather, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Trim them." He did not say, "Shave them." He said, "Trim the mustaches." So, shaving the mustache involves disfiguring it; there is no beauty in it. In fact, Imam Malik said that one who shaves his mustache should be given a discretionary punishment, because it involves disfigurement. Yes, but trimming it, cutting it short, that is what is prescribed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that shaving the mustache with a razor is prohibited?
Answer:
Yes, it is disliked. It is not that it is disliked; rather, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Trim them." He did not say, "Shave them." He said, "Trim the mustaches." So, shaving the mustache involves disfiguring it; there is no beauty in it. In fact, Imam Malik said that one who shaves his mustache should be given a discretionary punishment, because it involves disfigurement. Yes, but trimming it, cutting it short, that is what is prescribed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2961 -3022] هل صحيحٌ أنه ينهى عن حلق الشارب بالموس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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