The Hadith on Trimming What Exceeds a Handful from the Beard

Question:
Honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Matalib, what is the authenticity of the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to trim what exceeded the handful from the beard?

Answer:
This is a hadith that is not authentic. The scholars have mentioned that it is a hadith that is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Rather, it is established from Ibn 'Umar that he used to do this when he exited the state of ihram from Hajj or 'Umrah, exiting the state of worship. This was his independent legal reasoning (may Allah be pleased with him); the Companions did not do this. The correct view is that nothing is taken from the beard. The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) These are the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and in terms of authenticity, they are not to be touched. As for the hadith that he used to take what exceeded the handful, this is a hadith that is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, this was from the action of Ibn 'Umar when he exited the state of worship. And this was from his independent legal reasoning (may Allah be pleased with him), which the Companions did not agree with. Yes.