Reports on trimming the beard

Simak bin Yazid said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to remove hair from the part of his beard adjoining his face.

Abu Zur'ah said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to grip his beard in his fist, then cut whatever exceeded the fist.

Mansur said: I heard Ata bin Abi Rabah saying that they used to like letting their beards grow, except in Hajj or Umrah.

And Ibrahim used to trim the sides of his beard.

Ibn Tawus said that his father, Tawus, used to trim his beard, but he did not consider it obligatory.

Ash'ath said that al-Hasan stated: They used to give a concession regarding what exceeds a fist-length of the beard, that it may be trimmed.

Aflah said that al-Qasim, whenever he shaved his head, would also trim his beard and moustache.

Nafi' said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to trim what exceeded a fist-length of the beard.

And Waki' gave these words: When the beard went beyond a fist-length, he would trim it.

Qatadah said that Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) stated: "Do not trim the length of the beard except in Hajj or Umrah."

Abu Zur'ah said that whenever the beard of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) went beyond a fist-length, he would trim it.

Abu Hilal said: I asked al-Hasan al-Basri and Ibn Sirin about this, and both of them said: "There is no harm in your trimming the length of your beard."

Mansur said that Ibrahim stated: They used to trim the hair under the chin, and they also trimmed the hair at the sides of the beard.