The Boundaries of the Beard and the Ruling on Shaving the Hair on the Neck
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What are the boundaries of the beard, and is it permissible to shave the hair that grows on the neck?
Answer:
The boundaries of the beard, as defined in the books of language, are what grows on the cheeks and the chin. That is, the cheeks and the chin, which is where the two sides of the beard meet; this is the beard. As for what grows on the throat, that is not part of the beard, so a person may remove it. The beard is what grows on the cheeks or the sides and the chin, as stated in al-Qamus and other works. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What are the boundaries of the beard, and is it permissible to shave the hair that grows on the neck?
Answer:
The boundaries of the beard, as defined in the books of language, are what grows on the cheeks and the chin. That is, the cheeks and the chin, which is where the two sides of the beard meet; this is the beard. As for what grows on the throat, that is not part of the beard, so a person may remove it. The beard is what grows on the cheeks or the sides and the chin, as stated in al-Qamus and other works. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 28 — archive.org (17:25)
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