The Ruling on Trimming the Beard
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Question:
What is the ruling on trimming the beard?
Answer:
My brother, what is the reason for taking from the beard? The beard is beauty for you, and it does not have a weight that requires you to lighten it. It is commanded to be grown, left long, and maintained. So why these crimes: cutting it, shaving it, or plucking it? This is from Shaytan. This is from Shaytan. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the honoring of the beard, Shaytan strove to cover the Ummah with shaving it, plucking it, or cutting it. And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded women not to expose their eyebrows, Shaytan took control of them through plucking, cutting, and messing with their eyebrows. All of this is from Shaytan. Yes.
What is the ruling on trimming the beard?
Answer:
My brother, what is the reason for taking from the beard? The beard is beauty for you, and it does not have a weight that requires you to lighten it. It is commanded to be grown, left long, and maintained. So why these crimes: cutting it, shaving it, or plucking it? This is from Shaytan. This is from Shaytan. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the honoring of the beard, Shaytan strove to cover the Ummah with shaving it, plucking it, or cutting it. And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded women not to expose their eyebrows, Shaytan took control of them through plucking, cutting, and messing with their eyebrows. All of this is from Shaytan. Yes.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 11- — archive.org (1:32:54)
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