Shaving the Beard, Trimming It, and the Beauty in It
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The questioner:
A questioner asks about shaving the beard and its interpretation, saying that Allah is beautiful and loves beauty.
The Shaykh:
The one who said that Allah is beautiful and loves beauty is the one who said, "Trim the beards and let them grow," and he is the one who said this, and he said this, peace and blessings be upon him. So are you with Allah and His Messenger? The beauty is not in shaving it; the beauty is in leaving it. It is the light of the believer, the face of the believer, and the distinction between him and women. If he shaves it, he resembles women and resembles the disbelievers. So the beauty is not in resembling women, and the beauty is not in resembling the disbelievers. Rather, the beauty is in resembling the prophets, the righteous, and the good people by letting it grow, honoring it, and keeping it in good order. So we seek refuge in Allah from regression.
The questioner:
Also, yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes? And no trimming either. It is not permissible to shave it or trim it, but trimming is lighter than shaving; shaving is more severe, and both are wrong. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, in what was narrated by the two Shaykhs in the two Sahihs from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Cut the beards and differ from the polytheists."
And Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered to let the beards grow, cut the mustaches, and the other wording is to trim the mustaches. And Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, in what was narrated by Muslim in the Sahih:Sahih Muslim 260, and the other wording is: So letting it grow, hanging it down, and trimming it is a necessary matter due to his command, peace and blessings be upon him.
And as for the one who says that it is recommended to shave it, this is a person of twisted intellect. We ask Allah for well-being.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who ordered to let the beard grow, and he said in the Sunan:Sahih Muslim 261a, and washing the armpits, and washing the armpits, and washing the armpits. Who sees (peace and blessings be upon him) this and this? So he made part of the fitrah (innate natural disposition) with which Allah created the servants, except for the one to whom Satan made his evil deeds attractive, part of the fitrah is letting his beard grow and washing his body. This is from the Sunnah of the fitrah with which Allah created His servants, and then the Prophet ordered it with a command
A questioner asks about shaving the beard and its interpretation, saying that Allah is beautiful and loves beauty.
The Shaykh:
The one who said that Allah is beautiful and loves beauty is the one who said, "Trim the beards and let them grow," and he is the one who said this, and he said this, peace and blessings be upon him. So are you with Allah and His Messenger? The beauty is not in shaving it; the beauty is in leaving it. It is the light of the believer, the face of the believer, and the distinction between him and women. If he shaves it, he resembles women and resembles the disbelievers. So the beauty is not in resembling women, and the beauty is not in resembling the disbelievers. Rather, the beauty is in resembling the prophets, the righteous, and the good people by letting it grow, honoring it, and keeping it in good order. So we seek refuge in Allah from regression.
The questioner:
Also, yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes? And no trimming either. It is not permissible to shave it or trim it, but trimming is lighter than shaving; shaving is more severe, and both are wrong. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, in what was narrated by the two Shaykhs in the two Sahihs from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Cut the beards and differ from the polytheists."
Cut the mustaches and let the beards grow, and differ from the polytheists.
الشوارب وأعفوا اللحى خالقواAnd Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered to let the beards grow, cut the mustaches, and the other wording is to trim the mustaches. And Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, in what was narrated by Muslim in the Sahih:
Trim closely the moustache, and grow beard, and thus act against the fire-worshippers.
جزوا الشوارب وأرخوا اللحى خالفوا المجوسAnd let the beards grow,
ووفروا اللحى،And as for the one who says that it is recommended to shave it, this is a person of twisted intellect. We ask Allah for well-being.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who ordered to let the beard grow, and he said in the Sunan:
the acts according to fitra: clipping the moustache, letting the beard grow
الفطرة قص الشارب، وإعفاء اللحية
Source
واجب الرجل والمرأة — islamhouse.com (1:17:29)
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