English translation
13. It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Whoever does not trim his mustache, he is not from one of us.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 13
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Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 15
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 13 · Volume 1 · Page 157
Sahih
صحيح الترمذي (٢٩٢٢) //، المشكاة (٤٤٣٨) ، صحيح الجامع (٦٥٣٣) //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 13 · Volume 1 · Page 5
Sahih
(صحيح) - الترمذي ٢٩٢٢ [مشكاة المصابيح ٤٤٣٨ وصحيح الجامع ٦٥٣٣].
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Arabic text
١٣ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبِيدَةُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ شَارِبَهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا».
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A mustache is a sign of adulthood: It distinguishes between a child and an adult. But if it is allowed to grow long, it will dip into foods and drinks. Since specks of dust, saliva, nose dirt, and other unclean particles are likely to become entangled into a long mustache, it stands to reason that one should trim one's mustache. In fact, the Shari'ah commands Muslims to trim their mustaches. The command to do so, however, is limited to that part of the mustache that is directly above one's upper lip. As for the two sides of the mustache, the sides that meet up with one's beard, one does not have to trim the mustache hair that is present there.