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Keeping a beard

· 25 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Please inform me of the Sunnah way of keeping a beard? Please let me know of the areas which you can shave and which you cannot.

Answer

According to the Ulama it is waajib to grow the beard to the extent of one fist from all sides. Cutting or trimming it less than a fist is impermissible. The beard commences from the protruding bone that is in line of the upper ear. The hair on the cheek can be cut as this does not form part of the beard.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وحد الوجه من قصاص الشعر إلى أسفل الذقن وإلى شحمتي الأذن لأن المواجهة تقع بهذه الجملة وهو مشتق منها (الهداية 1/16)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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