Ruling on Shaving the Beard and Trimming It

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Question:
He has another question, asking: What is the ruling on grooming the beard by cutting it, and rounding it off from the bottom of the neck? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The beard must be grown, the beard must be grown and left long, and not cut or shaved, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the authentic hadith:

Trim the mustaches and let the beards grow; be unlike the polytheists.

قصوا الشوارب، وأعفوا اللحى؛ خالفوا المشركين

It is agreed upon as authentic. In another wording, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Trim the mustaches and let the beards grow; differ from the polytheists

قصوا الشوارب، ووفروا اللحى؛ خالفوا المشركين

Al-Bukhari narrated it in his Sahih—(may Allah have mercy on him)—and in another wording, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Trim closely the moustache, and grow beard, and thus act against the fire-worshippers.

جزوا الشوارب، وأرخوا اللحى؛ خالفوا المجوس

Sahih Muslim 260

Muslim narrated it in his Sahih.
So his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):

Let them be lenient

أرخوا

and his saying:

and let them grow them

وفروا

and his saying:

Trim them

أعفوا

all of this indicates that it is not permissible to interfere with it, neither by cutting nor by shaving. Rather, it must be grown in its natural state, left long, and trimmed, so nothing is cut from it, nothing is shaved from it, and the whole thing is not shaved. It is not permissible to shave it or cut it; rather, it must be grown, left long, and kept. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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