The Ruling on Trimming and Shaving the Mustache
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Question:
What is the recommended practice regarding trimming the mustache? Is it to trim it, remove it entirely, or remove most of it?
Answer:
All of it is permissible; all of it is permissible. Trimming the mustache or shaving it entirely is permissible, but trimming it is better and more beautiful, because shaving the mustache disfigures the face. However, if he trims it and shaves the outline around the lip, that is better because it is more beautiful for the person. Some scholars distinguish between the elderly shaykh and the young man. It is not recommended for the young man to shave his mustache, but there is no harm in the elderly shaykh shaving his mustache; there is no dislike in that. However, the better and more beautiful option is that he does not shave it completely, but leaves some hair in it and is content with clipping or trimming it, because this is more beautiful for the person. Yes, otherwise both actions are permissible. If he shaves it, it is permissible, and if he trims it, it is permissible, except that trimming is better and more beautiful for the person. Yes.
What is the recommended practice regarding trimming the mustache? Is it to trim it, remove it entirely, or remove most of it?
Answer:
All of it is permissible; all of it is permissible. Trimming the mustache or shaving it entirely is permissible, but trimming it is better and more beautiful, because shaving the mustache disfigures the face. However, if he trims it and shaves the outline around the lip, that is better because it is more beautiful for the person. Some scholars distinguish between the elderly shaykh and the young man. It is not recommended for the young man to shave his mustache, but there is no harm in the elderly shaykh shaving his mustache; there is no dislike in that. However, the better and more beautiful option is that he does not shave it completely, but leaves some hair in it and is content with clipping or trimming it, because this is more beautiful for the person. Yes, otherwise both actions are permissible. If he shaves it, it is permissible, and if he trims it, it is permissible, except that trimming is better and more beautiful for the person. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب المسح على الخفين — islamhouse.com (53:13)
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