Rulings on the Beard - Sheikh Abu Usamah At-Thahabi
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I have seen him live he doesn't have full beard naturally as a lot of African people doesn't have thick hairs as European or Asian people, he is best imam on a straight path very nice and humble person, not like most of our Pakistani imams full or proudness and doesn't know about true Islam
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26:44 .... the wisdom of Sheikh Abu Usamah At-Thahabi
Shaving the beard is HARAM and period!
I don't want to hear what the companions said, I want to hear what our prophet Muhammed peace be upon him said.
Mussa Moçambique you wouldn't know what the Prophet (pbuh) said if it wasn't for the companions. Learn some respect akhee
Mussa Moçambique lol. And who told you what the prophet said?
You don’t know anything about the deen, be quiet
Astagfirullah show some respect to the Companions Alayhi Ridwan, dont be ignorant or rude
There are evidences to show that its a Sunnah Wajib.
*Evidence#1 Clothing above ankles
Authentic Ahedith:
Al-Bukhaari reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whatever of the izaar (lower garment) is below the ankles is in the Fire." (al-Bukhaari, no. 5787)
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are three whom Allaah will not look at or praise on the Day of Judgement and theirs will be a painful punishment: the one who wears his garment below his ankles, the one who reminds others of his favours, and the one who sells his product by means of making false oaths" (reported by Muslim, no. 106)
Same thing reported by Abu Dawud, no. 4085, and al-Nisaa’i, no. 5334, with a saheeh isnaad)
The opinions of the Sahabas:
Ibn ‘Abbaas reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah will not look at the one who wears his lower garment below his ankles." (Reported by al-Nisaa’i in al-Mujtabaa, Kitaab al-Zeenah, Baab Isbaal al-Izaar).
Hudhayfah said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took hold of the muscle of my calf (or his calf) and said, ‘This is where the izaar should stop; if you insist, it may be lower, but it should not reach the ankles.’" (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth; see Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 1783)
Ibn ‘Umar said: "I passed by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and my izaar had slipped down. He said, ‘O ‘Abdullaah, pull up your izaar!’ so I pulled it up. He said, ‘More!’ so I pulled it up more, and always made sure it was pulled up properly after that." Some people asked, "To where did you pull it up?" He said, "To mid-calf length." (Reported by Muslim, no. 2086; al-Dhahabi, Kitaab al-Kabaa’ir, 131-132)
*Evidence#2 Beard
The Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) indicates that it is obligatory to let the beard grow and that it is haraam to shave it or cut it. It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Cut the moustache and let the beard grow; be different from the mushrikeen.” (al-Bukhaari, al-Libaas, 5442; Muslim, al-Tahaarah, 382)
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Trim the moustache and leave the beard.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5443; Muslim, 600. According to another report: ‘Be different from the mushrikeen: cut the moustache and let the beard grow.” Narrated by Muslim, 602.
And Muslim (383) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Trim the moustache and let the beard grow; be different from the Magians (Zoroastrians).”
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (5/136):
What is meant by letting the beard grow is leaving it alone and not cutting it, so that it will grow thick. This is the teaching of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 11/126.
Some of the scholars are of the view that it is permissible to remove anything more than a “handful” of the beard [the hair of the beard that comes beneath the hand if the beard is seized in the hand], basing that on the action of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him). Al-Bukhaari (5892) narrated: When Ibn ‘Umar did Hajj or ‘Umrah he would take hold of his beard and would trim any excess.
Lastly, my dear brother @Mirza, the Prophet's words اعفوا "LET the beard grow." i.e. let it flow, let it come out, and the مفهوم مخالفة of that is: don't shave it off -- the question is: Akhi, in whose interpretation will we take these words? Yours? Yes, a minority of scholars of the past took it to mean: you shouldn't touch the beard at all. But the multitude of `Ulama, from the Salaf, from the Sahabah, from the 4 Imams and others, permitted taking from the beard. Much more can be said on this.
Also, the justification that the reason they didnt shave their beards was because they didnt have the proper equipment, or that it was difficult, is a position that requires evidence, as the overwhelming crux of this speech illustrates.
Da Brown Bear they had equipment to shave their hair on the head but not their face?
They literally used to pluck with their fingers the hair under the armpits I don't think the equipment is the issue they had the time and patience to do it
Greeting my brother, the things you have address are far from being issues facing Muslims in the USA. I have seen many of you videos and I am dare to say that your narrative does not relate to the African-American community nor to Muslim in the USA, perid!
Listening to this brother attentively, this aspect of Islam appeared in my mind. Here we have a black brother preaching to Muslims of every color, i.e. no superiority, no privilege, no higher station simple by color or appearance.
I would kneel before him, and listen to him without any problem being a white person though not a "white" as classified, as if being white means something better.
Anyways, just wanted to share.
Ali علي please don't kneel before anyone besides Allah
It is beneficial to take into consideration the things the brother is saying to us so that we not be out of harmony with the truth because all truth is from Allaah and He says that He is THE TRUTH.
As-Salaamu Alaikum (Shadoud Z. W. A. M.)
>>> To which Imām Aḥmad replied, يأخذ من طولها، ومن تحت حلقه - He should take from its length, and also from under his neck/throat (i.e. under the jaws). ورأيت أبا عبد الله يأخذ من عارضيه، ومن تحت حلقه - And I saw Abū ʿAbdillāh [Imām Aḥmad] taking from the sides of his beard, and beneath his pharynx.”
So the Leader of Ahl as-Sunnah (إمام أهل السنة والجماعة), Imām Aḥmad understood from the famous Ḥadīth on Leaving the Beard (الإعفاء), the permission of ‘taking’ (الأخذ)!
Shaving it will not make it grow thicker. That is a myth, google it.
♦ It has come on the authority of Imām Aḥmad Ibn Ḥanbal (d. 241 A.H.), as found in the Masā’il of Ibn Hāni’ (2/151), that Is-ḥāq said: سألت أبا عبد الله عن الرجل يأخذ من عارضيه - “I asked Abū ʿAbdillāh [Aḥmad] about a man who trims from his cheeks, so he replied: يأخذ من اللحية ما فضل عن القبضة - He should take off his beard what exceeds his grasp. ○ I said, And [what about] the Ḥadīth of the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ), ‘Trim the mustaches, and leave the beard’? >>>
>>> (cont.) But again, authentically documented actions of many of his closest, most-keen-to-follow-his-sunnah companions, like `Umar, `Ali and Abu Hurayrah (to name a few)... of trimming their beards, taking from it, either from its length (when it when beyond a fistful from the chin), or from the sides, or the cheeks (as mentioned from Abu Hurayrah; Ibn Saa'd in al-Tabaqat); and reports from the Leader of the Explainers of the Quran, the cousin of the Prophet, Ibn 'Abbas >>
Firstly, the Prophet (God bless him and keep him)... he did not have a long beard (e.g. up to his belly button or mid-chest, etc). But indeed the Prophet Muhammad عليه السلام had a "full beard" - and there's a difference between these 2 descriptions. His beard was not طويل ("long"), but rather كامل - like I said before, what could be termed, 'a full beard'.
And yes, those behind him could see *the sides* or *edges* of his beard moving whilst he recited in Prayer. But again, >>>
It's not the length of the beard brothers' the ruling is not to cut the facial hair off whatever length it may be , and during hajj you can trim it for hajj and umra ( a fistful) at most. Some people cant grow a beard so this doesn't apply to them obviously. Now I don't like seeing brothers' with unkept beards , and the Prophet was by all accounts a clean man (saw). This is my understanding ASA.
Khoran Mustapha +1
You keep saying shaving instead of trimming.
what about shaping the beard up.
Do not do it!
Rulings on the beard???
You have to look like an Arab to be Muslim, speak like an arab, eat like an arab, dress like an arab... this religion has become regional rather than universal...
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Beards are sunnah, but they do not denote scholarship, wisdom, piety, purity or prophethood - otherwise every unshaven tramp and bum would also be a scholar, savant, saint and prophet.
Some 'Muslims' are more concerned with their beards than they are with their deen.
Leyla al-Aswad
Our prophet kept his beard and orderd us to keep it. It is the practice of the prophets as proven in the Qur'an like prophet Harun (Surat Taha). The prophet's companions, their followers, the great Muslim Scholars all kept beards.
Nothing in the religion is small or negligible. People who are concerned of their beards are hence concerned of their deen!!!
The clean shaven men are far worse then the bearded...
Quran 7 vs 26 The best garment in the sight of Allah is piety and righteousness, No where in the Quran Allah mentioned beard as sign of his people. what if you are not blessed with beard, does that mean you are not accepted of Allah ???
Also in Quran 49 vs 13 Allah created us into tribes and nations so that we may recognise one another, The best in the sight of Allah are still the pious and the righteous. The stand of Allah is very clear, our souls first before our physical activities can accepted by Allah. Peace!
What about breast reductions? Books too big can cause medical problems.
>> (cont) Ibn `Abbaas, for whom the Prophet supplicated: "O God, give him comprehension in this Religion and teach him the sound interpretation!" - and Ibn `Abbas, it's authentic from him (in his tafsir of verses in Surat al-Hajj, Ch. 22) that one should trim the beard.
^ All this, plus statements from the vast majority of the Scholars of our tradition, including the Imam of the world, the Imam of Ahl-us-Sunnah (as he's called), Ahmad b. Hanbal, prove that it is permitted to take from the beard
u can go to islamqa and see its ruling if you dont have much time.. Sheikh has mentioned it in details u should make time and watch it, he has made it very clear ma sha Allah
do you know Ibrâhīm An-Nakhaʿī was a Tabiin and he was also a transmitter/narrator of Bukahri's Hadiths ? which mean Bukhari selected him as a "trust worthy" Tabi'in, and also do you know He also often visited Hazrat Aisha RA and some Prophet's Sahabah for discussion? and also do you know at that Time he was considered as pious faqih? so he knew of this kind of thing better then Ulamas nowadays - salam - Allah SWT knows Best
Alhamdulillah
♠ The great Tābiʿī faqīh, Ibrâhīm An-Nakhaʿī said:
عجبتُ لرجل عاقل طويل اللحية كيف لا يأخذ من لحيته ويجعلها من لحيتين، فإن التوسط في كل شيء حسن؛ ولذلك قيل: كلما طالت اللحية تشمر العقل
“I’m amazed at a sane man who has a (very) long beard - how can he not take from his beard, and make it between the two extremes!? For definitely moderation (following the middle path) is best in all matters. And for this reason it has been said, ‘The longer the beard, the smaller the mind.’”
where is the citation?
@@penguinman38 It’s quoted in _Ḥujjat al-Islām_ al-Ghazālī’s _Iḥyā’ ʿUlūm al-Dīn_ (Revival of the Religious Sciences), ʿAlī al-Qārī’s _Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ_ (A Ladder to the Keys), among other books. Besides, many other great scholars of the early period _(salaf)_ have made similar statements, including _the ‘Father of Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh),’_ Imam al-Shāfiʿī (who said, كُلَّمَا طَالَتِ اللِّحْيَةُ، تَكَوْسَجَ الْعَقْلُ “The longer the beard, the duller the mind,” as quoted in _al-Wāfī bi-l-Wafayāt;_ and also composed the following poetic verses, قَوْمٌ يَرَوْنَ النُّبْلَ تَطْوِيلَ اللِّحَا * لَا عِلْمَ دِينٍ عِنْدَهُمْ وَلَا تُقًى ‘Some people think having a long beard is a sign of nobility; they neither have religious knowledge nor piety,’ as cited in Ibn ʿAsākir’s _Damascus: A History)._ Likewise, the _tābiʿī_ Imam ʿĀmir al-Shaʾbī _(the polymath of his day; born in ʿUmar’s reign, learned from many illustrious companions of the Prophet)_ and the legend Muḥammad b. Sīrīn _(student of the Prophet’s personal attendant Anas b. Mālik)_ believed trimming the beard was a good thing, instead of just letting it grow long. 🧔 In fact, the Prophet’s great companion ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb _(God be pleased with him)_ himself once saw a man who had left his beard until it had become very large. So he grabbed it by its edges and said, _“Bring me some clippers,”_ and he told a man to trim everything beyond a handful. He then instructed the man, اذهب فأصلح شعرك أو أفسده “Go now and groom your hair, or just leave it unkempt.” يترك أحدكم نفسه حتى كأنه سبعٌ من السابع “One of you leaves himself (unkempt) until he looks like a wild animal?” (This was quoted by the early _mujtahid_ Imam al-Ṭabarī, and Ibn Baṭṭāl and al-ʿAynī in their commentaries on _Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī)._
@@penguinman38 Additionally, similar to what Imam Ibrāhīm al-Nakhaʿī said, the great Ḥanbalī jurist Imam Ibn al-Joezī wrote the following in his _Tales of Fools & Idiots_ *(Akhbār al-Ḥamqā wa-l-Mughaffalīn,* which could alternatively be rendered as “Stories of the Stupid and Dim-Witted”):
ومن العلامات التي لا تخطئ طول اللحية، فإن صاحبها لا يخلو من الحمق
“Another *unmistakable* sign (of stupidity) is having a long beard; such a person will always, invariably, have some mental deficiency.” He then went on to say,
“It’s said that it’s written in the Torah that ‘the beard emerges from _(or ‘takes from’)_ the mind (مخرجها مِنَ الدمَاغ); whoever lets it grow wild will lose something from their intelligence and become a fool.’ One of the sages said that ‘stupidity is the compost of the beard (الحمق سماد اللحية); anyone whose beard grows long will increase in stupidity’ (فمن طالت لحيتُهُ كَثُرَ حمقه).”
@@penguinman38 The Ḥanafī jurist Ibn Nujaym similarly wrote about the characteristics of a stupid man:
ويستدل على صفته من حَيْث الصُّورَة بِطولِ اللِّحْيَة
_“You can tell that he has this quality (of stupidity) from his looks if he has an overgrown beard.”_
@@penguinman38 The great early Imam Abū Ḥanīfah (d. 150/767) is quoted in Ibn Ḥibbān's _Thiqāt_ (9:162) as saying, يقولون من كان طويل اللحية لم يكن له عقل “They _(our pious predecessors)_ used to say, ‘Someone who has a long beard has no intellect.’”
i hope not..cuz i kno he knows better then that..maybe it just looks like it.
was that person Allah or his messenger? nope, he was not. what did Allah and his messenger say in regards to the beard? many hadith says to "LET YOUR BEARD GROW" is it a question? no it is a command a statement. go research the many hadith? Islam is to follow Allah and his prophet. not Ibrahim an-nakha.
Meddy Med the scholars interpret the hadeeth and Quran
Strange, because I just heard that the hadeeth told the Arab Muslims to do the opposite of the disbelieving Arabs and to leave their beards and cut their mustaches.
Has nothing to do with Arabs. Its a command the messenger of Allah SAW said to the Muslims it still applys to Muslims from all background, some people have full beards and others cannot grow full beards like some people. But nevertheless an obligation for those who can, which means do not cut the hair on face except mustache, a command statement to the Muslims and you are allowed to trim it if it passes a fist length from the chin. The ruling is let it go.
The command was given to the Arabs of that time in that location. That is a fact. However, if there were non-Arabs in the mix and we assume that this applies to all Muslims, the first command is 'Look different than those who reject [me or God.]' Then comes the second stipulation which is to 'cut/shorten your mustaches and leave your beards/let your beards [grow.]' This is obviously related to a style that those who rejected God and who rejected the prophet Muhammad (saas) were known for wearing at the time. We know that in its most obvious sense these rejectors were the majority of the Quraysh and other Arabs tribes in contact with the last prophet (saas). Hence, it is was a general style of the Arabs at the time to leave their mustaches and their beards or to cut their beards and leave their mustaches.
The real question comes when we ponder what if those who reject God and/or the prophet Muhammad (saas) wear beards and cut their mustaches?! What then?! Remember the first command of that hadeeth is to 'Look different than those who reject [God and/or the prophet Muhammad (saas)].
Today, I don't see non-Muslims or atheists wearing any particular style of facial hair in such a way that you can clearly distinguish a non-Muslim from a Muslim. Many of them wear the same facial hair styles as Muslims. Secondly, there are many who claim to be Muslims but, who due their hypocrisy and rejection of clear commands in the Quran, reject the prophet Muhammad (saas) even when they claim to follow him. If we know that the punishment of someone who claims to be Muslim and kills another Muslim, not in self-defense, is the Hell-fire, then what is the status of such a person? Kaafir, without a doubt. How many terrorists slaughter innocents who profess 'laa ilaaha illa allah' and on top of that also profess 'wa Muhammadar-rasoolullah' ? And these wretched and vile murderers always impeccably cut their mustaches and leave their beards. Should we not also try to look different from them?
Lastly, there are many commands of the prophet Muhammad (saas) in hadeeth that are taken to be suggestions and not commands, even when they are commands. Like where it is claimed that the last prophet (saas) said for the believers to wear white clothes. Or when he gave Ali a command to not write 'messenger of God' after Muhammad (saas) when he wrote the treaty with the rest of the Quraysh and Ali refused to obey him, and this was not considered Kufr or a violation of the religion.
So how do we know what is a suggestion and what is not? What is the criteria? Why are scholars allowed to pick and choose arbitrarily? Why not err on the side of caution and make all the claims of commands of the prophet Muhammad (saas) in the hadeeth suggestions and not obligatory commands if they are not redundant to Quranic commands?
Choosing arbitrarily is not an excuse all on its own no matter the qualifications. Decisions that affect all should be made through sound, demonstrable reasoning. I'll let the jeer slide. Be well, whatever your age may be.
+Saracen Black Romans. Why you keep saying choosing arbitrarily. What do you mean? How is it arbitrarily?
What is the logic used to determine whether a command by the last prophet (saas) is conditional and dependent upon certain circumstances, just a suggestion or an absolute command despite all of them being direct commands? If the scholars cannot clearly express the methodology that they use then they make these decision arbitrarily and that is not acceptable. It is clear from the above example that the command is circumstantial, yet it is taken as an absolute command by so many Muslim scholars. None of them express any other opinion than 'the prophet commanded us to do it, so we do it.' Yet if you dig deeper you see that commands of the prophet can be circumstantial or just suggestions. So what is the methodology for determining that? If that cannot be shown in a clear fashion for those who would like to know and are capable of understanding, then it would seem that their decision making process is arbitrary. It is unacceptable for scientists, logicians, engineers and the like to make decisions arbitrarily. If they do, then they must at the very least admit to as much.
I don't want to watch this all, what did he say?
And if it doesn't grows?
Not true
Jazaikallah.
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Shaping up the beard or outlining the beard?
Do not do that
There's no way an individual with their intellect in tact would tolerate hair on someone's chin being special in anyway shape or form just stop!
Then there's something suspect about you Iman, go check some scientific studies done on this topic and know you place
I've not heard in this talk of how shortening the dress, nor lengthening the beard elevates you above those who do the contrary. Likewise, I've not heard in this speach that the speaker, may Allaah guide him, is attempting to compel anyone to accept a particular side; for or against. If you have issues with those who do the above, then that is something YOU have to take between you and Allaah.
Wa Alaahu Ta'aala A'lim
There are evidences to show that its a Sunnah Wajib.
Evidence#1 Clothing above ankles
Authentic Ahedith:
Al-Bukhaari reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whatever of the izaar (lower garment) is below the ankles is in the Fire." (al-Bukhaari, no. 5787)
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are three whom Allaah will not look at or praise on the Day of Judgement and theirs will be a painful punishment: the one who wears his garment below his ankles, the one who reminds others of his favours, and the one who sells his product by means of making false oaths" (reported by Muslim, no. 106)
Same thing reported by Abu Dawud, no. 4085, and al-Nisaa’i, no. 5334, with a saheeh isnaad)
The opinions of the Sahabas:
Ibn ‘Abbaas reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah will not look at the one who wears his lower garment below his ankles." (Reported by al-Nisaa’i in al-Mujtabaa, Kitaab al-Zeenah, Baab Isbaal al-Izaar).
Hudhayfah said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took hold of the muscle of my calf (or his calf) and said, ‘This is where the izaar should stop; if you insist, it may be lower, but it should not reach the ankles.’" (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth; see Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 1783)
Ibn ‘Umar said: "I passed by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and my izaar had slipped down. He said, ‘O ‘Abdullaah, pull up your izaar!’ so I pulled it up. He said, ‘More!’ so I pulled it up more, and always made sure it was pulled up properly after that." Some people asked, "To where did you pull it up?" He said, "To mid-calf length." (Reported by Muslim, no. 2086; al-Dhahabi, Kitaab al-Kabaa’ir, 131-132)
Evidence#2 Beard
The Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) indicates that it is obligatory to let the beard grow and that it is haraam to shave it or cut it. It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Cut the moustache and let the beard grow; be different from the mushrikeen.” (al-Bukhaari, al-Libaas, 5442; Muslim, al-Tahaarah, 382)
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Trim the moustache and leave the beard.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5443; Muslim, 600. According to another report: ‘Be different from the mushrikeen: cut the moustache and let the beard grow.” Narrated by Muslim, 602.
And Muslim (383) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Trim the moustache and let the beard grow; be different from the Magians (Zoroastrians).”
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (5/136):
What is meant by letting the beard grow is leaving it alone and not cutting it, so that it will grow thick. This is the teaching of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 11/126.
Some of the scholars are of the view that it is permissible to remove anything more than a “handful” of the beard [the hair of the beard that comes beneath the hand if the beard is seized in the hand], basing that on the action of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him). Al-Bukhaari (5892) narrated: When Ibn ‘Umar did Hajj or ‘Umrah he would take hold of his beard and would trim any excess.
is he wearing silk?
No
Belief is not in the lengthening of the beard or shortening of the dress. That's your understanding and you do not have any authority to impose your belief upon others.
In the past, say 150yrs and earlier, men kept their beards or shaved them seldom because it was hard and difficult to do so. Imagine shaving with a knife and water. Today we have, thanks to technology, one can shave easily.
Imagine travelling from Africa to Mecca on a camel, donkey or horse for pilgrimage. Today you fly.
The prophet did shave his head. Meaning to shave some hair in one's body, is not that difficult that time. If shaving is nothing that time, it gonna be time where prophet shave his beard completely.
Knife and water, bruvvvvv, people back then had equipment to shave its not a modern thing. 'That's your understanding' what are you talking about, your understand, that's not how Islam works. We take the understanding of the messenger of Allah SAW and the salfi-u-saleehen. How you you think they did it during hajj and umrah. Knife and water, you must be young.
asalamwualaikum can you shave the beard to make it grow as mine grows uneven and patchy and it has not passed one fists length.
no it's not silk,it's material!