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The Khulafa Rashideen
Abu Bakr Siddique had a dense beard. (Qoot al-Quloob)

Umar al Farooq had a large beard. (al-Isaabah)

Uthman Ibn Affan had a large and great beard. (Tariqh al-Waqidi)

Ali ibn Abi Talib had a broad beard, which reached the width of his shoulders. (Tariqh al-Khulafa)

The Great Imams of Islamic Jurisprudence
HANAFIES

The Hanifies say "To shorten the beard less than a FIST LENGTH is HARAAM and on this is IJMA`A (consensus of opinion)".

Imam Muhammad rahmatullahi alay writes in his book "Kitabul Aathaar" where he relates from Imam Abu Hanifa rahmatullahi alay, who relates from Hadhrat Haytham rahmatullahi alay, who relates from Ibn Umar that he (Ibn Umar) used to hold his beard in his hand and cut off that which was longer. Imam Muhammad rahmatullahi alay says that this is what we follow and this was the decision of Imam Abu Hanifa rahmatullahi alay.

The Scholars of Islam
Durre-Mukhtar states "Beard length is one fist".

The commentator of Mishkaat Hadhrat Muhaddith Abdul Haq Dehlevi rahmatullahi alay says; "to keep the beard one fist in length is Wajib (compulsory).

Ibn Jazm Zahari rahmatullahi alay writes, "To clip the moustache and to let the beard flow (grow) is FARD (obligatory). (Al Mahly)


The commentator of Mishkaat, Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhaddith rahmatullahi alay of Delhi says; "It is incumbent (wajib) to wear (a beard) to a fist's length and it is called approved (masnun) because it s a religious custom, it is sunnah, that is, the practice of all Prophets and is proven from the Rasul of Allah's practice" (Ashiat ul Larnaat).

Ibn Abideen said, "It is forbidden for a man to cut (i.e. trim) his beard." (Radd al Mukhtar)

"To shave off the beard is unlawful (haraam) and one who shaves his beard is legally speaking an unrighteous fellow (fasiq); hence, it is not permissible to appoint such a man as an imam. To say taraweeh behind such a Imam is makruh-e-tahrimi (near prohibition)". (Shami).

Durre-mukhtar states; "*No* *one* *has* *called* *it* *permissible* *to* *trim* *it* (*the* *beard*) *less* *than* *fist* - *length* *as* *is* *being* *done* *by* *some* *westernised* *muslims* *and* *hermaphrodites*"

Durre-mukhtar states; "It is forbidden (haraam) for a man to cut off another's beard"

"To shave off the beard and to trim it more than the legal length is impermissible and forbidden (haraam). One who does so is a fasiq and his evidence is rejectable, his Imamat is near prohibited" (Fatawa Rahimiyah).

"The beard in its time (ie. When it begins to grow) is the cause of handsomeness and adornment, which is completely lost upon shaving it" (Hedaya)