The Obligation to Let Grow a Thick or Thin Beard
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He says: "I have a beard consisting of a few hairs, perhaps five or slightly more. If I leave it, its appearance is not pleasing to me. What is your guidance?"
Answer: It is obligatory for one who has a beard to maintain it, let it grow, and honor it, even if it is sparse, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): And in the other wording: It was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in the two Sahihs. Muslim also narrated in his Sahih from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Sahih Muslim 260.
So it is obligatory for you, my brother, to let it grow, even if it is sparse, even if it is just a few hairs. You have no right to remove it. Ask your Lord to make it beautiful and to increase it, so that it takes on a good form. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: It is obligatory for one who has a beard to maintain it, let it grow, and honor it, even if it is sparse, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Trim your mustaches, let your beards grow, and differ from the polytheists
قصوا الشوارب، وأعفوا اللحى، خالفوا المشركينCut the beards short, let the beards grow, and be distinct from the polytheists.
قصوا الشوارب، ووفروا اللحى، خالفوا المشركينTrim closely the moustache, and grow beard, and thus act against the fire-worshippers.
جزوا الشوارب، وأرخوا اللحى، خالفوا المجوسSo it is obligatory for you, my brother, to let it grow, even if it is sparse, even if it is just a few hairs. You have no right to remove it. Ask your Lord to make it beautiful and to increase it, so that it takes on a good form. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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