Chapter 1 introductiondefinitionthe arabic word for beard is lihyah. In islam, the beard of a man is an important aspect in islam. Some women with hirsutism, a hormonal condition of excessive hairiness, may develop a beard throughout the course of history, societal attitudes toward male beards have varied widely. Allah hath not laid upon you in religion any hardship. It is also wajib to let the beard grow a fist length.
The great scholar of our age, badiuzzaman says, some scholars said, it is not permissible to shave the beard. Position of the scholars all the ulama scholars of assalaf ussalih the righteous early muslims. Sahih albukhari is a collection of hadith compiled by imam muhammad albukhari d. Welcome to the download area, here you can download hadith books for free. Islam is a religion that has a culturally diverse composition. Assalaam alaikum, azak allah khair for all the good work. To shave the beard completely is disobedience to allah and. Muslim lived a couple of centuries after the prophets death. Commentary of ibne abbas on surah al hajj ayah 29 5. Allahs apostle said, cut the moustaches short and leave the beard as it is. Growing the beard is wajib mandatory for all males who are capable of doing so. His collection of hadith is considered second to none. Facial hair has long been a defining visual aspect of islam, but in recent years other sectors of society have coopted the look thu 28 jan 2016 04.
The reports of the prophets sayings and deeds are called ahadith. Refutation of shaykh alalbanis opinion regarding the beard. In many hadiths, it is ordered that the beard be left in its natural form and be lengthened. The beard of a muslim and its importancepdf book islamic. Pdf the fashions and politics of facial hair in turkey. Ofcourse, that would depend on why the prophet had a beard, i. Islamic scholars and believers have adopted that natural state and applied it for centuries.
Full text of beard length in islam pdf internet archive. One of these reports is the hadeeth of ibn umar who said that the messenger of allaah peace and blessings of allaah be upon him said. His collection is recognized by the overwhelming majority of the muslim world to be the most authentic collection of reports of the sunnah of the prophet muhammad. If one just keeps a shortened beard, he will not be fulfilling the command of rasulullah. Kindly provide the reference for the following hadith. Growing a beard is an extremely emphasized and encouraged way sunnah of the prophet muhammad. For example, grand ayatollah sistani says, shaving beard is not allowed, as an obligatory precaution. In all schools of islamic law, it is considered wajib mandatory for a muslim male to grow a beard. Meaning shamail tirmizi, musnad ahmad all available english transalation as it comes from darussalaam, please do not mind but due to lack of a search engine it is not useful if one wants to find english of a particular hadith.
A compilation of this nature has become important because the impact of the western way of life seems to be luring unwary. By abu khadeejah abdulwahid alam may allah forgive him and his parents. Growing the beard is a wajib mandatory for all males who are capable of doing so. He spent sixteen years compiling it, and ended up with 2,602 hadith 9,082 with repetition. Hadith teaches that a one must care for his beard and appearance in general. The verdict of the growing of the beard being wajib obligatory is deduced from this hadith. My rabb commanded me to lengthen my beard and clip my moustache. The relationship between muslim men and their beards is a. Jun 19, 2014 the socalled philly beard has been growing in popularity with nonmuslims since the mida90s, according to mark lightfoot, owner of the philadelphia hair co.
Although not the typical heartstirring, faithboosting, spirituallyuplifting, readytochangetheworld type of topic it is a pressing need. Believers belong to many racial and regional groups bound together by essential beliefs and practices. Islamic rules relating to facial hair derive from the hadith, the prophet. Ibn hazm reported that there was scholarly consensus that it is an obligation to trim the moustache and let the beard grow. The person who imitates a nation is from amongst them. Sahaba knew the ahadith of prophet peace be upon him more than any other scholar. The beard of the muslim man in light of the quran, the sunnah and the early scholars download the ebook pdf here. This post is to emphasize the importance of growing beard in islam. In shia islam men are required to keep kempt beard.
Nov 18, 2015 growing a beard is an extremely emphasized and encouraged way sunnah of the prophet muhammad. He who does so is a fasiq sinner and to shorten it less than a fist length is makrooh tahrimi near haram. So my question, did the prophet of islam have a beard because it was a cultural thing, the norm where he lived and the norm for the time in which he lived, or did he have a beard because it was an order from god. Jan 28, 2016 facial hair has long been a defining visual aspect of islam, but in recent years other sectors of society have coopted the look thu 28 jan 2016 04. As will be presented below, there is ample evidence for this in the sunnah, and it is the unanimous opinion of the ulama of islam. It probably started out as a fad, but itas not dying down,a said lightfoot, whoas also a barber. Thus, a beard is defined as the hair that grows on the cheeks andjaws alqamus ulmuhit by al. Common hadith booksall volumes in one pdf engarabic. In the book hukumul lihya fil islam quoting from ibn hibbaan the following hadith is reported by. Someone who never grows a beard is regarded to have abandoned a sunnah. The beard of the muslim man in light of the quran, the sunnah and. It can be found in the following books with its full chain.
Has the holy prophet peace be upon him ordered muslim to keep beard. By abu khadeejah abdulwahid alam may allah forgive him and his parents table. We also see that people prefer keeping a beard in imitation of whats in vogue rather than that prescribed by prophet muhammad pbuh. Shaving the beard is haraam because of the saheeh ahaadeeth that clearly state this, and because of the general application of texts that forbid resembling the kuffaar. His criteria for acceptance into the collection were amongst the most stringent of all the scholars of ahadith. Ive done my research, ive read the hadiths but one thing you hadith literalists forget is interpretation and context.
As it is known, beard is something that needs to be present in men due to fitra and is the sunnah of the previous prophets. By abu khadeejah abdulwahid alam may allah forgive him and his parents table of contents. The beard in islam importance of the beard in the words of rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Just as all other aspects of islaam, muaasharaat social dealings also play a vital role in islaam. Many people think that the beard is only a sunnah, however, whatever is fardh, wajib, sunnah and mustahab are all sunnah too, but fall into different categories depending on the emphasis in the quran and hadith. Many of these are clearly indicated and detailed in the source material for islamic behaviour, the holy quran and the sunnah of the holy prophet p. The quraan, sunnah and ijmaa scholarly consensus all indicate that we must differ from the kuffaar in all aspects and not imitate them, because imitating them on the outside will make us imitate them in. The islamic biblethe trilogy islam is defined by the words of allah in the koran, and the words and actions of mohammed, the sunna. Whoever allah guides none can misguide, and whoever he allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
Many of these are clearly indicated and detailed in the source material for islamic behaviour, the holy quran and the sunnah of the holy prophet. Every time i solicit khutbah topic ideas from people, someone inevitably suggests istinja how to clean yourself after using the restroom. A compilation of this nature has become important because the impact of the western way of life seems to be luring unwary muslims into such a. Shape and size of beard in islam islam stack exchange. In humans, usually only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. Introduction to translation of sahih muslim in the name of allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful sahih muslim is a collection of sayings and deeds of prophet muhammad pbuh also known as the sunnah. A beard is the hair that grows on the chin, upper lip, cheeks and neck of humans and some nonhuman animals. A hadith is usually classified as ahad single limited chains of transmission or tawatur mutawatir multiple chains of transmission of the same hadith report.
Shaving the beard results in a series of islamic violations, among which are. Hence, the beard falls into the category of wajib due to its emphasis laid in the hadith and the practises of the companions. Quran and sunnah of prophet mohammed pbh 18 mans duty is to preserve. The sunna is found in two collections of textsthe sira mohammeds life and the hadith. Shaykh al islam ibn taymiyah may allaah have mercy on him said.
This is in opposition to what some of our brothers from ahl alhadith think, those who are severe against allowing the trimming of the beard, clinging to the general saying of his and leave the beard. Grow a beard, in which case the directive would mean that as against the followers of these religious denominations, who do not have beards muslims must grow beards. The actual wording text of the hadith is known as the matn and is carried from the originator of the hadith through all the oral transmitters to the final transmitter. Albukhari thus, the general command of sparing the beard should be restricted to the. The messenger of allah pbuh said, there are ten demands of pure nature. Jun 21, 2015 this is in opposition to what some of our brothers from ahl alhadith think, those who are severe against allowing the trimming of the beard, clinging to the general saying of his and leave the beard. Now the debate is, whether the beard is an obligation or not. In the name of allah, we praise him, seek his help and ask for his forgiveness. For trimming the beard, one may adduce as evidence the hadith of umar ibn harun, from usama ibn zayd, from amr ibn shuayb, from his father, from his grandfather, that the prophet allah bless him and give him peace used to trim from his beard, from its sides and its length sunan altirmidhi. This made me wonder what exactly the quran and hadith have to say about the beard and the male body in islam. Best sahih hadith examples on why you can trim beards 30052019 updated 12020 the beard is a symbol of masculinity among various communities in the world. Islamic book bazaar deals in all kinds of islamic books like hadith, quran, islamic history, biography, namaz, salah, women, men, children books etc in multilanguages all at discounted price. We bear witness that there is no one no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody.
It contains over 7500 hadith with repetitions in 97 books. Best sahih hadith examples on why you can trim beards. Sep 12, 2004 first, in the hadith we have quoted, rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam has commanded us to lengthen the beard and not just to keep a beard. It seems many people werent taught simple common sense. Beard styles for muslims 20 recommended facial hairstyles. In a wellknown hadith it is related that whomsoever imitates a people, will be regarded as of them. That is because any explicit command of rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam will be regarded as wajib, if there is no apparent, clear reasonproof which states that that particular command is for istihbab preference. Dec 04, 2010 a beard is not wajibobligatory in islam at all.
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