Shaving and Beards

[Marhaba]

Importance of the Beard in the Words of Rasulullah :


Rasulullah (SallAllâhu Alayhi Wasallam) said "I have no connection iwth one who shaves, shouts and tears his clothing eg. in grief or affication." - Reported by Abu Darda Radi Allahu anhu in Muslim, Hadith no. 501

The teachings of Hadhrat Ammar Bin Yaasir, Abdullah Ibn Umar, Sayyidina Umar, Abu Hurairah and Jaabir Radi Allahu anhu, indicate that ALL used to keep beards that were one fist length or more. Hadhrat Jaabir Radi Allahu anhu had said: "We used to grow long beards and only during Hajj and Umrah did we trim them to the required length (i.e. fist length)."

Hadhrat Abdullah Ibn Umar Radi Allahu anhu relates that: "He who imitates the kuffar (non-believers) and dies in that state, he will be raised up with them on the Day of Qiyâmat (Judgement)."

Rasulullah (SallAllâhu Alayhi Wasallam) says: "Trim closely the moustache, and let the beard flow (Grow)." - Narrated Ibn Umar Radi Allahu anhu in Muslim, Hadith no. 498

"Rasulullah (SallAllâhu Alayhi Wasallam) ordered us to trim the moustache closely and spare the beard" says Ibn Umar. - Muslim, Hadith no. 449

Rasulullah (SallAllâhu Alayhi Wasallam)said: "Act against contrary to the polythesists, trim closely the moustache and grow the beard." - Reported by Ibn Umar Radi Allahu anhu in Muslim, Hadith no. 500

Rasulullah (SallAllâhu Alayhi Wasallam) said "Trim closely the moustache and grow the beard." - Reported by Abu Hurairah Radi Allahu anhu in Muslim, Hadith no. 501

Rasulullah (SallAllâhu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "Anyone who shaves has no claim to the mercy of Allâh" - Reported by Ibn Abbas Radi Allahu anhu in Tibrabi

Hadhrat Abdullah Ibn Umar Radi Allahu anhu used to cut that portion (which exceeds the grip of the hand) of the beard.- Tirmidhi

[Salim]

I'D BETTER STOP SHAVING THEN

how come in all them arab countries you hardly see any of them with beards,even the Imams ?

[A brother]

depends how strong your iman is,you cannot look to other nations and cultures (arabs) it is upto you only to take that step.just like sisters with hijab issue.

[madani noor]

It is sunnah/fard to keep beard.

but as you say brother depends on your charcter and how strong your beleif is.however i must point out dont jadge a book by its cover.

[Mohammed Khan]

depends how strong your iman is,you cannot look to other nations and cultures (arabs)

The arabs are different COMPARED in terms with the Indo-Pak region-i feel our iman is stronger in some ways like wearing a hat during salah and keeping beard.

[Walid]

It is customry to have a big fat greasy mustash than have a beard in places like Turkey and Iraq. ;D

[iaa]

That's a bit unfair on Arabs Salim. While we may wish to criticise Arabs because of their actions/behaviour, we should always remember that our Prophet (peace be upon Him) was also an Arab. Our criticism should be restricted to belief not nationality/race because the Arabs were the best race otherwise our Prophet (peace be upon Him) would not have been born an Arab and their language is the best language otherwise the Qur'an would not have been in Arabic. Also I did read somewhere that if you are in Mecca and there are pigeons (or other birds) in your path, you should not scare them off but walk around them as respect for the place - if that is how we are supposed to treat the animals of Mecca, then one can only wonder how we should be treating the believers of Arabia.

[Salim]

I was making a generalisation thats all,nothing wrong wid that is their

I wasnt saying anything untoward

[simnani]

I have to agree with 'iaa' that Salims remarks could be seen as offensive or even racist and ask the moderators to remove that post even though he meant no harm with his intentions.





[glow=red,2,300]I have deleted the words from that post.(Admin)[/glow]

[MRT]

I dont know what was said ? re arabs ? but let us not forget there are arab jews, arab christians as well as Muslims in the middle east.

[Jamil]

The word “Sunnah” has two meanings:

the path of guidance, which is the meaning in many ahaadeeth, such as the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Whoever turns away from my Sunnah has nothing to do with me.”

What the scholars of usool and fiqh call “mustahabb (encouraged)”, which are deeds for which the one who does them will be rewarded, but the one who does not do them will not deserve to be punished for that. Examples include al-Sunan al-Rawaatib (Sunnah prayers which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did regularly), Salaat al-Duhaa and so on.

Therefore, a person will not be punished for not doing things which are Sunnah in the second sense. With regard to the first definition, this is not the case, for these are divided into things which are obligatory (waajib) and things which are supererogatory (naafil).

Sunnat al-Fajr and al-Witr are Sunnah Mu’akkadah, prayer which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never omitted to do, whether he was travelling or not.

Letting the beard grow is an obligation (waajib); it does not come under the category of Sunnah as defined by the fuqahaa’. Whoever shaves his beard is imitating the Majoos (Zoroastrians), going against the Fitrah (natural disposition of man), and changing the creation of Allaah.

The one who neglects an act that is an obligatory Sunnah will be punished; the one who neglects a mustahabb Sunnah will not be punished, but he is missing out on a great reward and the chance to make up any shortfall in his obligations (waajibaat), because on the Day of Resurrection, any shortfall in his obligations will be made up from his Sunnah actions, if he has any to his credit. Doing Sunnah actions is also a means of maintaining the practice of waajib actions.

The scholars also use the word “Sunnah” in contrast to bid’ah (reprehensible innovation) and say “Ahl al-Sunnah” (the people or followers of Sunnah) to distinguish them from the followers of misguided kaafir sects such as the Jahamiyyah, or innovators who are not kaafirs, such as the Ash’aris and others. The Sunnah in this sense has to be followed. Following the way of Ahl al-Sunnah is obligatory, and whoever departs from their way is doomed. Imaam Maalik (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: the Sunnah is like the ship of Nooh: whoever boards it will be saved and whoever stays behind will be drowned.


And Allaah knows best.

[zeeshan]

salam.
i am new and could anyone answer me this questio as to why hasn't khalid miya got a beard.it baffles me.
i think he is the only person out of the khanwada kicchocha shareef without a beard.astagfirullah!

[iaa]

Zeeshan

Let me try and deal with your concern’s relating to the issue of Khalid Miya’s beard. Firstly, he is not an Islamic Scholar like the others, neither is he a Pir, more importantly he does not try and pretend to be either – by profession he is a lawyer in India and practises full time when he is not visiting here. However, Allah has given him the gift of being able to write high quality poetry and for this reason everyone invites him to all the functions to listen to the poems that he has written. He does not force anyone to invite him or listen to what he has written, people do this out of their own free wil.

For the record, everyone should grow a beard and why Khalid Miya doesn’t have one is a matter for him. We should not judge him on that or use words such as ‘astagfirullah’ when referring to a sayyid as it sounds disrespectful. If we look at our faults, then we will not be concerned at what others do. How many Muslims do we know who are absolutely perfect and live their life wholly according to the Shariah?

Finally for your information, not every sayyid has a beard – they too are humans and for whatever reason may not follow the Shariah in its entirety. However, we criticise at our peril and unnecessarily put our faith in danger. We should not look at any faults they have but look at the fact that they have the Prophet Muhammad’s (Peace be Upon Him) blood in them and respect that. And why look at something negative when there is other more positive things to talk about. Which other family can boast Hazrats' Shaykh ul Islam, Gazi-e-Millat, Mufakkir-e-Millat, Sayyid Rashid Miya, Sayyid Noorani Miya.........etc etc as members of their family?

[madani noor]

well said !

[nizamuddin]

I think the topics of beards will always be controversial in western society.

Whilst many Muslims see it as identity and recognition, some see it as on the path of faith and devotion.Personally i think it is a 'cultural' in certain indigenous populations of society.

Many religious Hindu and Jewish clerics keep a beard as a sign of their identity.

Whereas in most middleastern Muslim countries you will find it hard to see a beard even in some of the most Holiest Mosques and shrines.

The point is one should not read too much into this issue.It is what is inside you- you can still be a god fearing person with or without a beard.