{"id":3459,"date":"2011-09-04T13:40:28","date_gmt":"2011-09-04T13:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/wp\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2011-09-04T13:40:28","modified_gmt":"2011-09-04T13:40:28","slug":"is-the-beard-wajib-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/is-the-beard-wajib-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the beard Wajib or not"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/td>\nIs the beard Wajib or not<\/p>\n

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n

All the religious scholars agree that all the Prophets kept beards.\u00a0 Imam Suyuti explains, the human nature is based on keeping a beard; and does not need a special order from Allah (SWA) and Rasullah Sallallahu Alahis Salam.\u00a0 Thus the beard is part of human nature to which all humans should adhere. (Tanwirul Hawaaliq Fi Sharhi Muwatta Imam Malik p.219 v.2)<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the beard is considered as something part of nature. In a hadith the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahis Salam has mentioned ten points of nature.\u00a0 Out of these ten, the lengthening of the beard was one. (Sunan Tirmizi p.104 v.2)<\/p>\n

I would like to split the article into seven parts.\u00a0 In part one, we will be looking at whether there are any ahadeeths regarding keeping the beard.<\/p>\n

In part two, what to do the great Imams say about the beard.<\/p>\n

In part three, the description of the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalams beard.<\/p>\n

In part four, is it a sin not to keep a beard.<\/p>\n

Part One<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In a hadeeth narrated by Saaiduna Ibn Umar Radiallahu Anhu, that the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said \u2018Oppose the mushrikeens (idol worshippers), lengthen your beards and cut your moustache\u2019. (Sahih Bukhari p.875 v.2)<\/p>\n

From this hadeeth it is clearly evident that keeping the beard is a sign of being a Muslim and not trimming the moustache is a sign of an idol worshipper. (Wujub<\/em> <\/em>i’fa il–<\/em>Lihyah p.26)<\/em><\/p>\n

Part Two<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The shaving of the beard is haram according to all four Imams.\u00a0 Imam Shafi (RA) in Kitabul-Umm has said it is haram to shave the beard.\u00a0 Imam Malik has said that to shave the beard is haram and to trim it in such a manner that it changes ones natural facial features is haram.\u00a0 Imam Ahmad in Sharul-Mugni has said it is haraam.\u00a0 Finally, Imam Haskafi (RA) in Durr Muhktar has said,\u00a0 \u201cShaving the beard is haram upon the man\u201d. (Wujub I\u2019fa Lihyah p.16)<\/p>\n

Part Three<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In a hadith it is stated that the Prophet Of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam beard was dense and would cover his chest. (Musnad Ahmad p.179 v.2) In another hadith, the Sahaba Radiallahu Anhum realised, by the movement of Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam\u2019s beard, that the Prophet Sallallalhu Alahi Wasalam would recite from the Holy Quran in Zuhr and Asr, clearly indicating that the beard was lengthy. (Sunan Abi Dawud p.123 v.1)<\/p>\n

From these two Ahadeeths, it is clear for everyone that the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam had a lengthy beard.<\/p>\n

Part Four<\/strong><\/h1>\n

As I mentioned before the hadith \u201cOppose the Mushrikeen, lengthen your beard and cut your moustache\u201d. From this hadeeh the scholars have derived that keeping a beard is Wajib (incumbent)<\/p>\n

In Nurul-Anwar written by Mullah Jeewan (p.27) it states that \u2018an order from the Shariah, whether it is from Allah or Rasulullah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam, is wajib to act upon unless otherwise stated.\u00a0 So keeping a beard is wajib and to do anything contrary to that is impermissible, so therefore a person will be sinful in shaving a beard.<\/p>\n

In another hadith, the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Waslam has cursed men who imitate women and those women who imitate men. (Sahih Bukhari p.874 v.2 & Sunan Abi Dawud p.212 v.2)<\/p>\n

Therefore, the conclusion we can come to is that keeping a beard is wajib and those who do not keep it will be committing a sin.<\/p>\n

Only Allah Knows Best<\/p>\n

Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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