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Riyad as-Salihin 1205

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Trim the moustaches and let the beard grow.”.

Abdullahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by agreed upon
2names in the chain
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وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما، عن

النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «أحفوا الشوارب وأعفوا اللحى»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Trim the moustaches and let the beard grow.”.

Riyad as-Salihin 1205, Book 9, The Book of Virtues, Hadith 215. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) enjoins that the mustache should be trimmed and not be left to grow; rather, it should be cut, and this should be done to a great extent. On the other hand, he enjoins that the beard should be left to grow long.

What it teaches

  • The prohibition of shaving the beard.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2ابن عمرFrom

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