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موطا امام مالك رواية ابن القاسم
Muwatta Malik (Qasim)
Issues of Purification
Description of Natural Dispositions
Hadith 29
اُردوEn
524- وعن أبى بكر بن نافع عن أبيه عن عبد الله بن عمر أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أمر بإحفاء الشوارب وإعفاء اللحى.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered to trim the moustaches and let the beards grow.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication:
[وأخرجه مسلم 259/53، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Explanation:
➊ Keeping the beard is obligatory.
➋ Both trimming and shaving the mustache are permissible. Imam Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah al-Makki rahimahullah had his mustache shaved. See [التاريخ الكبير لا بن ابي خيثمه ح 387 وسنده صحيح، دوسرا نسخه 311]
● In one hadith, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam trimmed the mustache of Sayyiduna Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah radi Allahu anhu with a miswak or ordered him to trim it. [سنن ابي داود 188، وسنده صحيح] Mughirah radi Allahu anhu had a large mustache.
● Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu, on certain special occasions, used to twirl his mustache. [العلل ومعرفة الرجال : 1507، وسنده صحيح، دوسرا نسخه: 73/2 ح 1589] Also see: [طبقات ابن سعد 326/3 وسنده صحيح]
It is better to trim the mustache rather than shave it.
➌ In view of the reports from Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhu and others, it is submitted that leaving the beard completely and not cutting it at all is superior; however, it is permissible to cut what exceeds a fist-length. And Allah knows best.
[وأخرجه مسلم 259/53، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Explanation:
➊ Keeping the beard is obligatory.
➋ Both trimming and shaving the mustache are permissible. Imam Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah al-Makki rahimahullah had his mustache shaved. See [التاريخ الكبير لا بن ابي خيثمه ح 387 وسنده صحيح، دوسرا نسخه 311]
● In one hadith, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam trimmed the mustache of Sayyiduna Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah radi Allahu anhu with a miswak or ordered him to trim it. [سنن ابي داود 188، وسنده صحيح] Mughirah radi Allahu anhu had a large mustache.
● Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu, on certain special occasions, used to twirl his mustache. [العلل ومعرفة الرجال : 1507، وسنده صحيح، دوسرا نسخه: 73/2 ح 1589] Also see: [طبقات ابن سعد 326/3 وسنده صحيح]
It is better to trim the mustache rather than shave it.
➌ In view of the reports from Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhu and others, it is submitted that leaving the beard completely and not cutting it at all is superior; however, it is permissible to cut what exceeds a fist-length. And Allah knows best.
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 524
