The Boundaries of the Beard and the Ruling on Trimming the Hair of the Cheeks

Question:
And Honorable Shaykh, inform us: Is it permissible to trim the hair of the beard if it is long until the hair of the beard is even, and what is the ruling on shaving the beard?

Answer:
The beard, as stated in the Qamus, is the hair that grows on the cheeks and the chin. What grows on the cheeks is part of the beard, and it is not permissible to remove it. It is not permissible to remove it, because it is part of the beard, as the Qamus states that the beard is the hair growing on the cheeks and the chin. This means that what grows on the cheeks of a man’s face is part of the beard, from the sideburns, so it is not permissible to remove it. Yes.