On Growing Beard and Trimming Moustaches

YA ALI MADDAD 'N' Asalam -o-Allaikum,

On Growing Beard and Trimming Moustaches:

This short article on ‘Growing Beard and Trimming Moustaches’ has been compiled from the traditions of masomeenasws. Shaving beard is forbidden, if someone does that then there is ‘Kufara’(penalty) equivalent to ‘blood-money’ if beard would not grow back but if it does than Kufara would be 1/3 of it. Kufara of a shave (if beard grows back) is approximately £ 26, 000.

It is narrated by Ibn-e-Massoud that Prophet Mohammadsaww, said: when Hazrat Adamas was feeling low Allahazwj sent Hazrat Jibraeilas to (cheer him up). Jibraeil said: I am a messenger of Allahazwj and Allahazwj Wishes you a long and cheerful life. (Upon hearing this) Adamas went into prostration and then lifted his head towards skies and prayed: O Lord! Make me more graceful. In the morning, the next day, upon touching his face with his hands, Hazrat Adamas felt a heavily grown black beard. Upon feeling it, Hazrat Adamas said: Allahazwj What is this? Allahazwj replied: This is beard, the beauty for youas and your sons to come until the day of resurrection.1

Abi Abdullahasws said that the people never look old until the time of Hazrath Ibrahimas. Upon observing a white hair in his beard, the

1 Bihar V 73 P 379 Ilaloshraya V2 P 379

first time, Hazrath Ibrahimas prayed to Allahazwj Oh Allahazwj! Please enlighten me about it. Allahazwj said it is ‘WIQAR’ (reverence) for you. Then Heas said Lord bestow me with more reverence.2

Rasool Allahsaww said shaving beard is an act of mutilation and one incites Allahazwj ‘s curse by shaving his beard.3

It is narrated from a chain of narrators that Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws quoted on behalf of Amir-ul-moumaneenasws that if someone shaves his beard and it does not grow again then there is ‘Blood Money’ on him but if his beard grows again then he should pay out (elms) one third of the ‘Blood Money.4

Hazrat Abu Abdullahasws said: Blood money is ten thousand Dirhams or one thousand Dinars. Jamil said that Abu Abdullahasws said the blood money is equivalent to the price of one hundred camels.5

2 Al-kafi vol 6 pg 494 Ilalushrayi vol 1 pg 104

3 Mustadrak Ul Wasail Vol 1 Hadees No 1003

4 AL-KAFI .V-7.PG-316, FAQI V.4 P.150,TAHZEEB V 10 P.250

5 AL-KAFI V-7 P-272. TAHZEEB V-10 P-160

Rasool Allahsaww said that I have been asked by my Lord to grow my beard and cut my moustaches6

The Messenger of Allahsaww said: The Majoosi7  shave their beards, and grow their moustaches and we trim our Moustaches, and grow our beards.8

A companion of Amir-ul-Momaneenasws narrates: I saw Aliasws accompanied with his officials, on Thursday, he had a lash in his hand and was hitting those with it who were selling ‘Haram’ fish- The fish with Moustaches and the dead floating fish. Amir-ul-Momaneenasws cautioned them: O sellers of deformed Children of Israel and Army of Marawan's son" (Upon listen to this) Furath Bin Al-Hanif asked : Ya Aliasws who is the army of Marawan's son! Imam Aliasws replied they are from those who shave their beards and twisted their moustaches.9

It is narrated from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws that close your fingers around your beard and trim down hair which comes out of your palm (width) and in another tradition, Imamasws says the part of beard which is longer than the fist-length will be burnt in the hell fire.10

6 Mustadrak Ul Wasail, Vol 1, Hadees No 1004

7 A nation who disobeyed Allahazwj and were destroyed by Allahazwj’s wrath.

8 Mustadrak Ul Wasail, Vol 2, Hadees No 1659

10 Tahzib-ul-Islam, pp. 182 (Urdu)

Imam Musa Kazimasws replied to a question regarding the triming of beard, as: trim it down some from the sides and some from the front.11

Sudair Al Serafi reports : I having seen Imam Aba Jaafarasws used to trim his beard by removing hair from Hisasws cheeks and underneath the chin.12

Abi Nasr Al Bznti the Sahabi asked from Imam Razaasws : Is a man allowed to remove hair from his beard ? Imamasws replied: There is no harm if he removes hair from his cheeks but should refrain from shaving the front part. 13

It is narrated from a chain of narrators that Amir-ul-Momaneenasws said if someone shaves his beard and it does not grow again then there is ‘Blood Money’ on him but if his beard grows again then he should pay out (elms) one third of the ‘Blood Money14

11 Tahzib-ul-Islam, pp. 182 (Urdu)

12 Wasailulshia V-2 Page 111, Bihar V-46 Page 299

13 Wasailulshia V-2 Page 111 Bihar V-73 Page 113

14 AL-KAFI .V-7.PG-316, FAQI V.4 P.150,TAHZEEB V 10 P.250

Hazrat Abu Abdullahasws said: Blood money is ten thousand Dirhams or one thousand Dinars. Jamil said that Abu Abdullahasws said the blood money is equivalent to the price of one hundred camels.15

The Islamic dinar (coin22k (91.7%) gold) weighs 4.25 grams gold.16

333.333 x 4.25 = 1416.65 x £18.3017 = £ 25,925.00

Then the price of 100 CAMELS will be 1,200,000 THEN 1/3 of it: £ 400,000

15 AL-KAFI V-7 P-272. TAHZEEB V-10 P-160

17 Gold price as per June 2009.

YA ALI MADAD

Masha allah very nice to explain it.beard is the beauty of nature in man. so beard men look like become a perfact. pray 4 u r mother nd u too.keep rembere in u r pray .mola ki amaan m raho .salamat raho bhai