It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade shaving off the moustaches from the root (cutting them away completely).
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu al-Zubayr except Ibn Lahi'ah, and Abu al-Aswad is alone in narrating it."