The Ruling on Trimming the Beard
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Question:
The questioner says: It has been observed recently that men are trimming their beards, and we ask you, O our Shaykh, to clarify this.
Answer:
The beard: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that it be honored, grown, let down, and left long. There are authentic hadiths regarding this, and it is not permissible to interfere with it, because it is a sign of manhood and the distinguishing feature between a man and a woman. It is one of your body parts, so how do you mess with it and disfigure it? How do you imitate women? You imitate the disbelievers who shave their beards. Do you abandon the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: It has been observed recently that men are trimming their beards, and we ask you, O our Shaykh, to clarify this.
Answer:
The beard: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that it be honored, grown, let down, and left long. There are authentic hadiths regarding this, and it is not permissible to interfere with it, because it is a sign of manhood and the distinguishing feature between a man and a woman. It is one of your body parts, so how do you mess with it and disfigure it? How do you imitate women? You imitate the disbelievers who shave their beards. Do you abandon the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء في التنجيم - 1 — islamhouse.com (37:04)
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