The Meaning of Tying the Beard in the Hadith of Ruwayf
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) the hadith of Ruwayf, in which it is mentioned that he tied his beard. What does that mean?
Answer:
They said that the meaning of tying the beard in it is from the perspective of arrogance. Or that he has luxury and he combs his beard, cleans it, adorns it, and leaves it as if it were curled. He leaves it as if it were curled. They said this is the meaning of tying the beard, because a Muslim does not have luxury and does not have this characteristic. Yes, it is true that he cleans his beard and combs it, but he does not oil it and leave it curled for the sake of adornment; that is what we are discussing. And they said that this was a custom among the polytheists that they would tie their beards when they were at war. They would tie their beards when they were at war, and we are forbidden from imitating them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) the hadith of Ruwayf, in which it is mentioned that he tied his beard. What does that mean?
Answer:
They said that the meaning of tying the beard in it is from the perspective of arrogance. Or that he has luxury and he combs his beard, cleans it, adorns it, and leaves it as if it were curled. He leaves it as if it were curled. They said this is the meaning of tying the beard, because a Muslim does not have luxury and does not have this characteristic. Yes, it is true that he cleans his beard and combs it, but he does not oil it and leave it curled for the sake of adornment; that is what we are discussing. And they said that this was a custom among the polytheists that they would tie their beards when they were at war. They would tie their beards when they were at war, and we are forbidden from imitating them. Yes.
Source
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