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مسائل الإمام أحمد
Masa'il al-Imam Ahmad 3/1257
Imam Ahmad held that shaving the beard is haram, based on the command of the Prophet ﷺ "Trim the moustaches and let the beards grow" (Bukhari, Muslim). He considered shaving it an act of disobedience that contradicts the explicit command of the Messenger ﷺ. Trimming what exceeds a fistful was permissible according to the practice of Ibn ʿUmar.
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Shaving the beard is forbidden; growing it is obligatory by the command of the Prophet ﷺ.
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