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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Trimming and Shortening the Beard

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Question:
Is it permissible to trim or shorten the beard?

Answer:
What is the reason? This beard that has now become the preoccupation of most people. One shaves it, one cuts it, one dyes it black, and one plays with it. What is the reason for this?
The beard is to be left as it is, just as Allah created it, as beauty for the man and a distinction between him and the woman, and as a sign of manliness, chivalry, and strength. So it is not to be touched, because it is one of his limbs, a limb among his limbs, such that if someone were to harm it and it did not grow back, he would owe a full blood money, a full blood money for a life. It is a blood money for the benefits. So the beard is not to be touched, and it does not require any expense or burden from you. Leave it, and it does not require any burden or expense from you, as some people do. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (50:43)

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