The Difference Between Shaving the Beard and Trimming It
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Question:
The third question asks: What is the difference between shaving the beard completely, or shaving the handle of the hand?
Answer:
Shaving it completely is more severe in sin, and trimming it is not permissible, but it is lighter in sin than shaving. Shaving it, cutting it off, and trimming it are all forbidden, and all of it carries sin; because it contradicts the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) So cutting it off is forbidden, and shaving it is more severe.
The third question asks: What is the difference between shaving the beard completely, or shaving the handle of the hand?
Answer:
Shaving it completely is more severe in sin, and trimming it is not permissible, but it is lighter in sin than shaving. Shaving it, cutting it off, and trimming it are all forbidden, and all of it carries sin; because it contradicts the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Trim your mustaches, and let your beards grow, let your beards grow, and let your beards grow.
قصوا الشوارب، وأعفوا اللحاء، أرفوا اللحاء، وابشروا اللحاء،
Source
فتاوى الحج - ٣ — archive.org (17:00)
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