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Trim the mustaches and let the beards grow

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «أحْفُوا الشَّوَارِبَ وأَعْفُوا اللِّحَى».
Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Trim the mustaches and let the beards grow."
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Explanation

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.

Benefits
  1. The prohibition of shaving the beard.
Reference

صحيح البخاري (7/ 160) (5892). صحيح مسلم (1/ 222) (259). رياض الصالحين (ص338) (1205). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 345). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمصطفى الخِن (2/ 853). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (5/ 228). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (14/ 507). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل آل مبارك (ص676). منار القاري شرح مختصر صحيح البخاري، لحمزة محمد قاسم (5/ 236).

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