The ruling on taking from the beard what exceeds a handful

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on taking from the beard what exceeds a handful? Some scholars have said it is obligatory?

Answer:
It is permissible to take from the beard. The one who said it is obligatory is mistaken in a major way. Some of them said it is permissible; I do not think anyone said it is obligatory, except what we heard from some of the later pretenders to knowledge who say this is from affirming the attributes. He considers this to be from reckoning. This is strange and ugly speech. I say it is permissible to speak this way. The result is that it is not permissible to touch the beard, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) These are commands issued by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the hadith that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to take from his beard in length and width, that is an incorrect hadith, and no practice was based on it. It has a break in its chain and a weak narrator, and it is never suitable to be cited as evidence. As for Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) taking from his beard when he exited the state of ihram, taking what exceeded, that is from his action and his independent legal reasoning (may Allah be pleased with him). It contradicts the evidence, so it is not to be followed as long as it contradicts the evidence, even if it were from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father). Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you