Also asked as: “Is it haram to shave your beard?” · “Is trimming the beard allowed?”
The evidence
Several hadith instruct men to let the beard grow and trim the moustache. Schools differ on the minimum length and on trimming.
Beards: schools of thought
The hadith that command growing the beard and trimming the moustache are the basis for the traditional ruling. The Hanafi, Maliki and Hanbali schools treat shaving as forbidden, and Shafi'i opinions range from disliked to forbidden.
Some contemporary scholars regard it as a strong sunnah. Trimming length is a question of its own, and many allow it beyond a fist length.
Written and checked by
Hafiz Nasir Mehmood
Quran HafizIslamic researcher
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