Shar'ee beard length

2 Sep 2012 · 15 Shawwal 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is the shar'iee beard length and how is this proven from the Ahaadith?

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.

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)

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

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