The Ruling on Trimming the Mustache and Shaping the Beard
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to shave the mustache? And is it permissible for us to shave? Is it permissible to shave the mustache?
The Shaykh:
It is disliked. Shaving the mustache is disliked. What is required is to trim it and cut it. As for shaving it completely, that disfigures the face, so this is disliked, a dislikedness of disapproval (makruh tanzih).
The questioner:
And he asks, may Allah keep you safe, saying: Is it permissible to shape the beard from the top and the bottom?
The Shaykh:
The beard is a problem for many people; they do not know what to do with it. Why do you shape it? It is a burden for you, it is heavy, it disfigures your face, it is beauty for you, adornment for you, and a distinction between you and your sister and your mother. Why is this beard a problem for you? It has become, I mean, one of the problems for some people because Satan makes these matters attractive to them and makes the Sunnah hateful to them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to shave the mustache? And is it permissible for us to shave? Is it permissible to shave the mustache?
The Shaykh:
It is disliked. Shaving the mustache is disliked. What is required is to trim it and cut it. As for shaving it completely, that disfigures the face, so this is disliked, a dislikedness of disapproval (makruh tanzih).
The questioner:
And he asks, may Allah keep you safe, saying: Is it permissible to shape the beard from the top and the bottom?
The Shaykh:
The beard is a problem for many people; they do not know what to do with it. Why do you shape it? It is a burden for you, it is heavy, it disfigures your face, it is beauty for you, adornment for you, and a distinction between you and your sister and your mother. Why is this beard a problem for you? It has become, I mean, one of the problems for some people because Satan makes these matters attractive to them and makes the Sunnah hateful to them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30/20 شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (11:05)
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