What is the ruling on one who argues that the beard of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was thick and he did not trim it, based on the fact that it would move when he recited?
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The questioner : They argue, O Shaykh, with the thickness of the beard of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and its movement, and the scholars' argument that the Companions knew his recitation in private from the movement of his beard?!
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you for all of this.
The questioner : All of this does not mean that it was long!
The Shaykh : It would be, all of this is argumentation based on generalities!
The questioner : Yes, based on generalities.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : O our Shaykh, when he wants to grasp it, does something come down from the chin?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The grasp is the lowest part of the chin, from the flesh, I mean?
The Shaykh : From the bottom of the chin.
The questioner : From the bottom.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right, not from here!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not from here, from here!
The questioner : I forgot who told me, O Shaykh, about a man in Pakistan!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, the one who told me saw it; his beard reached his feet, but in order to manage it, he tied it around his neck!
The questioner : The one who saw it was Samir!
Another questioner : Samir, that is right!
The questioner : Samir, when he went for 'Umrah, O Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Our brother, a brother from among our brothers from Gaza, whom we had called so that you could meet him!
The Shaykh : Yes...
The questioner : He said: I saw a beard in Madinah, a man's, glory be to Allah, how, through his action, one sees that the matter is not prescribed!
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : If it were prescribed, he would have displayed it!
The Shaykh: Correct.
The questioner : His beard, he says, he twists it like this and hides it under the dishdasha...
The Shaykh : Strange!
The questioner : He wraps it around his neck or something, and hides it under the garment, meaning it reaches his feet!!
Another questioner : When he lifted it up, and there it was, his beard reaching his feet.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar!!
The questioner : Yes, that is right, in Madinah.
The Shaykh : Is this an eyewitness?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We saw a picture of a person!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A picture of his beard being longer than he is.
The questioner : No, this man saw it with his own eyes in Madinah.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, this is proof.
The questioner : Yes, what do you say, Abu Ayyub?
Another questioner : Ah, in Madinah, most of our brothers and such deny it, so I am tired of the truth, and I tell every one of them: By Allah, the Shaykh, by Allah, such and such, so he is silent. So a brother with me said to me: O Shaykh, people are accusing you of having a problem with your religion. He said: O brothers, look, Shaykh Nasser says such and such, and the Sunnah is such and such, and the Sunnah is such and such!! He said: May Allah reform you, so that people do not accuse you of having a problem with your religion. I said to him: By Allah, I am tired, meaning I keep saying that Shaykh Nasser is ready to repeat from here to tomorrow, but I do not want to repeat it!!
The Shaykh : Hehehe.
The questioner : You recorded the tape and put it in your pocket.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you for all of this.
The questioner : All of this does not mean that it was long!
The Shaykh : It would be, all of this is argumentation based on generalities!
The questioner : Yes, based on generalities.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : O our Shaykh, when he wants to grasp it, does something come down from the chin?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The grasp is the lowest part of the chin, from the flesh, I mean?
The Shaykh : From the bottom of the chin.
The questioner : From the bottom.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right, not from here!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not from here, from here!
The questioner : I forgot who told me, O Shaykh, about a man in Pakistan!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, the one who told me saw it; his beard reached his feet, but in order to manage it, he tied it around his neck!
The questioner : The one who saw it was Samir!
Another questioner : Samir, that is right!
The questioner : Samir, when he went for 'Umrah, O Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Our brother, a brother from among our brothers from Gaza, whom we had called so that you could meet him!
The Shaykh : Yes...
The questioner : He said: I saw a beard in Madinah, a man's, glory be to Allah, how, through his action, one sees that the matter is not prescribed!
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : If it were prescribed, he would have displayed it!
The Shaykh: Correct.
The questioner : His beard, he says, he twists it like this and hides it under the dishdasha...
The Shaykh : Strange!
The questioner : He wraps it around his neck or something, and hides it under the garment, meaning it reaches his feet!!
Another questioner : When he lifted it up, and there it was, his beard reaching his feet.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar!!
The questioner : Yes, that is right, in Madinah.
The Shaykh : Is this an eyewitness?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We saw a picture of a person!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A picture of his beard being longer than he is.
The questioner : No, this man saw it with his own eyes in Madinah.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, this is proof.
The questioner : Yes, what do you say, Abu Ayyub?
Another questioner : Ah, in Madinah, most of our brothers and such deny it, so I am tired of the truth, and I tell every one of them: By Allah, the Shaykh, by Allah, such and such, so he is silent. So a brother with me said to me: O Shaykh, people are accusing you of having a problem with your religion. He said: O brothers, look, Shaykh Nasser says such and such, and the Sunnah is such and such, and the Sunnah is such and such!! He said: May Allah reform you, so that people do not accuse you of having a problem with your religion. I said to him: By Allah, I am tired, meaning I keep saying that Shaykh Nasser is ready to repeat from here to tomorrow, but I do not want to repeat it!!
The Shaykh : Hehehe.
The questioner : You recorded the tape and put it in your pocket.
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