Ruling on growing the beard longer than a fist's length
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The Shaykh: Did you understand me?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. I return to say that, in applying this principle I derived from the elaborations of the Imams and the Salaf, a fatwa of mine went out years ago and has now spread, stating that it is not permissible for one whom Allah has blessed with a beard to grow it longer than a fist's length. Perhaps you have heard something of this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, so this is like that.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, if no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) results from limiting oneself to the Sunnah, then one should limit oneself to the Sunnah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. Welcome, please go ahead.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I praise Allah to you. How are you?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, praise be to Allah. How are you?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, what Allah willed. And what did you name him?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Malik.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we ask Allah to make him among the happy ones of this world and the Hereafter, and to please your eye with him and his brothers. Welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. I return to say that, in applying this principle I derived from the elaborations of the Imams and the Salaf, a fatwa of mine went out years ago and has now spread, stating that it is not permissible for one whom Allah has blessed with a beard to grow it longer than a fist's length. Perhaps you have heard something of this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, so this is like that.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, if no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) results from limiting oneself to the Sunnah, then one should limit oneself to the Sunnah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. Welcome, please go ahead.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I praise Allah to you. How are you?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, praise be to Allah. How are you?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, what Allah willed. And what did you name him?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Malik.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we ask Allah to make him among the happy ones of this world and the Hereafter, and to please your eye with him and his brothers. Welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
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