It is reported that Ibn 'Umar used to trim his mustache until the whiteness of the skin was visible, and he is the narrator of the hadith (Trim the mustaches). The principle is that the narrator is the most knowledgeable about what
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The questioner : But it is reported that Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to trim his mustache until the whiteness of the skin was visible?
The Shaykh : I said ... to this.
The questioner : Yes, and he is the narrator of the hadith, pardon, trim the mustache?
The Shaykh : No problem.
The questioner : And the principle you adopt in such a case is that the narrator is the most knowledgeable about what he narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he did not act upon this except because he saw the Prophet trim his mustache until?
The Shaykh : This is correct speech that aligns with the principle, but here the principle does not apply because we have the action ... If we had a hadith that the Messenger (peace be upon him) did not trim his beard, we would not take the action of Ibn 'Umar in that case. But when we lack such a text, we say that the one who narrated the hadith and performed an action is more aware of what he narrated, so we relied on his action. This is different from the case here, because here the action of the Messenger (peace be upon him) indicated that combination. Then there is another thing and a major difference: in that case, we do not find anyone who differs from Ibn 'Umar, but we find those who agree with him. Here, however, we found many who differed from him. So the two situations or issues differ, and the principle is not applied here as it is there ... .
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I said ... to this.
The questioner : Yes, and he is the narrator of the hadith, pardon, trim the mustache?
The Shaykh : No problem.
The questioner : And the principle you adopt in such a case is that the narrator is the most knowledgeable about what he narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he did not act upon this except because he saw the Prophet trim his mustache until?
The Shaykh : This is correct speech that aligns with the principle, but here the principle does not apply because we have the action ... If we had a hadith that the Messenger (peace be upon him) did not trim his beard, we would not take the action of Ibn 'Umar in that case. But when we lack such a text, we say that the one who narrated the hadith and performed an action is more aware of what he narrated, so we relied on his action. This is different from the case here, because here the action of the Messenger (peace be upon him) indicated that combination. Then there is another thing and a major difference: in that case, we do not find anyone who differs from Ibn 'Umar, but we find those who agree with him. Here, however, we found many who differed from him. So the two situations or issues differ, and the principle is not applied here as it is there ... .
The questioner : Yes.