It is noted that many young people, may Allah guide them, although they have contradicted the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) by shaving their beards, have nonetheless imitated the West in growing sideburns.
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The questioner : It is noted that many young people, may Allah guide them, although they have contradicted the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) by shaving their beards, have nonetheless imitated the West in growing sideburns, which is shaving the half or the half of the chin up to the half of the cheek, and growing long mustaches. If we assume that this man died, should his long mustache be trimmed and the sideburns shaved, or should he be buried in this state?
The Shaykh : We say that this appearance mentioned is undoubtedly a contradiction of the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and a conformity to the guidance of non-Muslims. Therefore, one must be cautious of it, and one must follow the Sunnah in these matters, which is letting the beard grow and trimming the mustache. When I say "one must follow the Sunnah," I mean the broader sense.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not the Sunnah whose doer is rewarded and whose leaver is not punished.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because letting the beard grow is obligatory and a duty, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Therefore, it is obligatory for the Muslim to adhere to the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in this matter. As for trimming the mustache when one dies, the scholars say that if it is long, it is trimmed, as are the nails.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for what remains of the sideburns in the case of those who do what the questioner mentioned, it is not shaved, because the original ruling is that shaving the sideburns is forbidden, because the sideburns are part of the beard. The beard is not, as many people understand it, just the chin, which is the junction of the two beards. The chin at the bottom, this, this is the junction of the two beards. As for the beard, it includes the sideburns, the hair on the cheek, and also the hair on the chin, as is known in books of language.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the end of this session in which we hosted the honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in al-Qassim, and imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in al-Unayzah, who answered the questions and inquiries.
The Shaykh : We say that this appearance mentioned is undoubtedly a contradiction of the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and a conformity to the guidance of non-Muslims. Therefore, one must be cautious of it, and one must follow the Sunnah in these matters, which is letting the beard grow and trimming the mustache. When I say "one must follow the Sunnah," I mean the broader sense.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not the Sunnah whose doer is rewarded and whose leaver is not punished.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because letting the beard grow is obligatory and a duty, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Differ from the polytheists, let the beards grow, and trim the mustaches.
خالفوا المشركين أعفوا اللحى وحفوا الشواربThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for what remains of the sideburns in the case of those who do what the questioner mentioned, it is not shaved, because the original ruling is that shaving the sideburns is forbidden, because the sideburns are part of the beard. The beard is not, as many people understand it, just the chin, which is the junction of the two beards. The chin at the bottom, this, this is the junction of the two beards. As for the beard, it includes the sideburns, the hair on the cheek, and also the hair on the chin, as is known in books of language.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the end of this session in which we hosted the honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in al-Qassim, and imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in al-Unayzah, who answered the questions and inquiries.