The Ruling on Letting the Beard Grow and Adopting the Nationality of Disbelievers
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The questioner:
This is a question in which some people cast doubt on letting the beard grow, citing Abu Qahafah, the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with them both)?
The Shaykh:
Some people, what?
The questioner:
They cast doubt on letting the beard grow.
The Shaykh:
Letting it grow? Yes.
The questioner:
Letting the beard grow, citing Abu Qahafah, the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Take him and set him right," so they shortened his beard and groomed it.
The Shaykh:
This is a lie; we have not heard that they cut his beard. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Change this gray hair and keep it away from black." Because the father of Abu Bakr had grown old, and his gray hair was bright white, like the color of the thaghamah. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Change this gray hair and keep it away from black." As for them cutting his beard, the apparent report is that those who cut beards [are the ones doing so], yes.
This is a question in which some people cast doubt on letting the beard grow, citing Abu Qahafah, the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with them both)?
The Shaykh:
Some people, what?
The questioner:
They cast doubt on letting the beard grow.
The Shaykh:
Letting it grow? Yes.
The questioner:
Letting the beard grow, citing Abu Qahafah, the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Take him and set him right," so they shortened his beard and groomed it.
The Shaykh:
This is a lie; we have not heard that they cut his beard. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Change this gray hair and keep it away from black." Because the father of Abu Bakr had grown old, and his gray hair was bright white, like the color of the thaghamah. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Change this gray hair and keep it away from black." As for them cutting his beard, the apparent report is that those who cut beards [are the ones doing so], yes.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، تابع باب من أمارات الساعة 1 — islamhouse.com (52:50)
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