What is the fist length of the beard?
Published as Length of the beard
Question
What is the fist length of the beard? Is there any measurement as in inches or centimeters?
Answer
One will measure a fist length from all sides of his face with his own fist.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
ولا بأس بنتف الشيب و أخذ أطراف اللحية والسنة فيها القبضة ... ولذا يحرم على الرجل قطع لحيته (الدر المختار 6/406)
( لا ) يكره ... تطويل اللحية إذا كانت بقدر المسنون وهو القبضة ... وأما الأخذ منها وهي دون ذلك كما يفعله بعض المغاربة ومخنثة الرجال فلم يبحه أحد وأخذ كلها فعل يهود الهند ومجوس الأعاجم (الدر المختار 2/417-418)
المراد باللحية الشعر النابت على الخدين من عذار وعارض والذقن (البحر الرائق 1/ 16)
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