What is the standard for trimming the mustache?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, we see some people, especially of certain nationalities, focusing on... they deny it, then... sometimes... because it may be trimmed, some say I... want it large...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And it extends.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So what is the standard in this matter?
The Shaykh : The standard, the best way to explain the action of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), is that he trims it until the whiteness of the skin appears.
As for those who let their mustaches grow long, that is contrary to the Sunnah. There are people, as I said, who trim only what is on the lips with a razor, which is also shaving, and leave the rest as a mustache, so that the car can get caught on it, yes, this is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, we see some people, especially of certain nationalities, focusing on... they deny it, then... sometimes... because it may be trimmed, some say I... want it large...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And it extends.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So what is the standard in this matter?
The Shaykh : The standard, the best way to explain the action of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), is that he trims it until the whiteness of the skin appears.
As for those who let their mustaches grow long, that is contrary to the Sunnah. There are people, as I said, who trim only what is on the lips with a razor, which is also shaving, and leave the rest as a mustache, so that the car can get caught on it, yes, this is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes?