Is there a refence in the Hanafi madhhab for the beard being what grows on the jawbone?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

The Hanafi scholars have clearly stated that the beard is what grows on the jawbone (i.e. the bone that holds the lower teeth, known as the ‘mandible’).

‘Allāmah Hasan al-Shurunbulālī (994 – 1069 H), the great Egyptian Hanafī jurist, writes:

“The jawbone (lahy) is the area of growth of the beard (lihyah), on top of the bone [holding] the [lower] teeth.”[1]

And Allah Ta‘ālā Knows Best

Zameelur Rahman

Student Darul Iftaa
UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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