The Ruling on Trimming the Beard and the Action of Ibn 'Umar
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Question:
Is it permissible to trim the beard? And is it established from some of the Companions? And is the narration from Imam Ahmad established regarding this?
Answer:
It is not permissible to trim the beard. This is based on the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
As for the hadith that reports the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) trimming the length and width of his beard, this is a false hadith with no validity. Even if they now want to place it at the top and put it above authentic hadiths, it is a false hadith, as the scholars of knowledge have explicitly stated, and praise be to Allah.
As for some of the Companions, it is established from Ibn 'Umar that when he would exit the state of ihram from Hajj or 'Umrah, he would shave his head and trim his beard. This is the action of a Companion; this is the action of a Companion. And the action of a Companion, if it contradicts the Sunnah, is not followed. This contradicted the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). However, may Allah be pleased with him, he did not know of these hadiths. It was an exercise of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) on his part, may Allah be pleased with him. And the ijtihad of a scholar, if it contradicts the evidence, is not accepted. He is excused in his ijtihad and is also rewarded. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3732 But it is not permissible to take his error or act upon his error. Rather, one must take what is authentic and what is supported by evidence. And what is supported by evidence is growing the beard and not touching it. Then Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, did not do this constantly, but only did it when he exited the state of ihram from Hajj or 'Umrah. From... Yes.
Is it permissible to trim the beard? And is it established from some of the Companions? And is the narration from Imam Ahmad established regarding this?
Answer:
It is not permissible to trim the beard. This is based on the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Let the beards grow, let the beards grow, let the beards grow, let the beards grow.
وفروا اللحى، أرسلوا اللحى، أعفوا اللحى، أكرموا اللحى.As for the hadith that reports the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) trimming the length and width of his beard, this is a false hadith with no validity. Even if they now want to place it at the top and put it above authentic hadiths, it is a false hadith, as the scholars of knowledge have explicitly stated, and praise be to Allah.
As for some of the Companions, it is established from Ibn 'Umar that when he would exit the state of ihram from Hajj or 'Umrah, he would shave his head and trim his beard. This is the action of a Companion; this is the action of a Companion. And the action of a Companion, if it contradicts the Sunnah, is not followed. This contradicted the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). However, may Allah be pleased with him, he did not know of these hadiths. It was an exercise of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) on his part, may Allah be pleased with him. And the ijtihad of a scholar, if it contradicts the evidence, is not accepted. He is excused in his ijtihad and is also rewarded. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When a judge gives a decision having tried his best to decide correctly and is right, he will have a double reward; and when he gives a decision having tried his best to decide correctly and is wrong, he will have a single reward.
إذا اجتهد الحاكم فأصاب فله أجران، وإذا أخطأ فله أجر واحد،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-02-مفتاح السعادة في الدنيا والآخرة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (55:11)
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