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Trimming The Mustache And Letting The Beard Grow

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Darussalam · Volume 1

1. The Book OfPurification

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الحديث: 15 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 16

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15. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Trim the mustache and let the beard grow." (Sahih)

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15 - أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى هُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَحْفُوا الشَّوَارِبَ، وَأَعْفُوا اللِّحَى»

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Here, the Prophet ﷺ made a clear distinction between the Islamic ruling of keeping a beard and the Islamic ruling of keeping a mustache. On the one hand, he ﷺ commanded Muslim men to trim their mustaches; and on the other, he ordered Muslim men to allow their beards to grow. This is because a beard is a natural characteristic of a true man. To shave it off or to trim it, such that the skin underneath it can be seen, is to liken oneself to a woman, which is something that is clearly forbidden in Islam. However, to trim what goes beyond a clenched fist held from the jaw - for a beard that is very long - is not prohibited, as is evidenced by the practice of some Companions of the Prophet ﷺ.