We know that leaving the beard to grow is a matter of widespread concern, so why was trimming it not mentioned except from some of the Companions?

The questioner : The second question is that leaving the beard to grow is a matter of widespread concern among the people, so why was only the opposing view mentioned?

Another questioner : Shaving the beard means

The questioner : No, in the time of the Companions, leaving the beard to grow was a matter of widespread concern, so why was only the opposing view mentioned, and they were few?

The Shaykh : Leaving the beard to grow is a matter of widespread concern, what does that mean?

The questioner : It means it is well known among the people that it is following the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is well known to all people that they let their beards grow.

The Shaykh : Completely.

The questioner : Only the opposing view was mentioned.

The Shaykh : A clarifying question.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Do you mean that the well-known practice was that they did not trim it at all? Is that what you want to say?

The questioner : Yes, that is the apparent practice of the Companions.

The Shaykh : Where do we take this apparent practice from?

The questioner : From the mention of the opposing view regarding the entire circle of the Companions, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Strange.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : The thing that is mentioned we erase, and the thing that is concealed and not mentioned at all we uphold.

The questioner : We want you to explain to us why only these people were mentioned?

The Shaykh : My brother, it is an explanation of the hadith, an explanation and a warning so that no one understands the hadith in its absolute sense. This is very clear. And then, what do you say, Professor? All the Hanafi scholars are practicing and explicitly stating that not trimming the beard is, I don't know, they call it an innovation or they call it forbidden. Because the era is very distant, they specified that the Sunnah is the fistful. This is their school of thought.

The questioner : The one who trims his beard.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : The one who trims less than the fistful is a feminized man.

The Shaykh : Yes, we are not talking about less than that now; we are talking about the excess that is intended by shortening. This feminized man is not the one who lets it grow excessively. They say, like the Moroccans, it appears that in their time they trimmed like the Syrians. Today, like many of the Muslim Brotherhood, they groom it and shape it but do not let it grow completely, because this is the symbol of the people of the Sunnah. So Imam Ahmad, the Imam of the Sunnah, also says what you heard about Ibn Umar and Abu Hurayrah. If they mentioned these things, it is an explanation of the Sunnah. So I do not think your question is valid at all.

Another questioner : Where was this mentioned?

The Shaykh : What was mentioned?

Another questioner : That he sees trimming what exceeds the fistful.

The Shaykh : That is what I am saying.

Another questioner : Yes, but I mean the reference, even if...

The Shaykh : Ah, the reference. Yes, the reference is in the book al-Tarjal by Abu Bakr al-Khallal, the book al-Tarjal by Abu Bakr al-Khallal. Now, if someone has a necessary question, we will extend the session by the amount of necessity, otherwise we will say, go home safely.
Abu Layla : He has questions, my brother. I say let him postpone them, especially regarding declaring someone a disbeliever, and this requires a longer session. So let us not cut the sessions short for this. If Allah wills, next time, with Allah's permission.

The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
Abu Layla : Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise. I testify that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.

The Shaykh : Yes.
Abu Layla : ... colors for women, meaning

The Shaykh : Meaning like color.
Abu Layla : Not like color, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Like a design, meaning.
Abu Layla : Yes, our Shaykh, is there anything wrong with this from the Sharia perspective? Of course, and measure by it, our Shaykh, it is not just colors, measure by it.

The Shaykh : I am afraid that it will be expanded.
Abu Layla : Okay, and from this door, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
Abu Layla : Perhaps we stop here, our Shaykh. It is a concept, our Shaykh, meaning the other colors that revolve around it, but for example, if it is not...

The Shaykh : The rule is that anything that attracts attention and draws the gaze of men to the clothing of women, one should stay away from it. I see it as faint, but I am afraid it will be exceeded.
Abu Layla : It is a concept, our Shaykh. As long as it is this faint, there is no objection.

The Shaykh : If Allah wills.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.