What is the ruling on one who shaves his beard and leaves only the chin?
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Question:
Some elderly men shave their beards and leave the chin, saying that this is what exceeds a hand's grasp?
Answer:
This is an error, and it is obligatory to let it grow. This is narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he used to do this in Hajj and 'Umrah, taking what exceeded a handful. But we say: his ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) contradicted the Sunnah in this; it was an ijtihad that was not correct, and the correct view is what is not in a hadith. It is narrated from Ibn 'Umar from his action. As for the claim that he used to take from his beard, this is a weak hadith that is not authentic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not take from it; rather, he let it grow and made it full, (peace and blessings be upon him).
Some elderly men shave their beards and leave the chin, saying that this is what exceeds a hand's grasp?
Answer:
This is an error, and it is obligatory to let it grow. This is narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he used to do this in Hajj and 'Umrah, taking what exceeded a handful. But we say: his ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) contradicted the Sunnah in this; it was an ijtihad that was not correct, and the correct view is what is not in a hadith. It is narrated from Ibn 'Umar from his action. As for the claim that he used to take from his beard, this is a weak hadith that is not authentic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not take from it; rather, he let it grow and made it full, (peace and blessings be upon him).
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