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**AssinHT** · 12-12-2011, 08:24 AM

the last time i checked, it was obligatory under all 4 imams to keep atleast 1 fist length beard

Certainly not the case within the Shafi`i and Maliki madhaahib.

According to the Maliki school, the well-known (and stricter) opinion is that it is waajib to refrain from shaving the goatee, anything more than that is sunnah, and not an obligation.

Furthermore, trimming is completely acceptable, and Imam Malik

said, "there is nothing wrong with shortening it [the beard] if it becomes too long."

And Allah knows best.

12-12-2011, 08:24 AM	#24
AssinHT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	the last time i checked, it was obligatory under all 4 imams to keep atleast 1 fist length beard Certainly not the case within the Shafi`i and Maliki madhaahib. According to the Maliki school, the well-known (and stricter) opinion is that it is waajib to refrain from shaving the goatee, anything more than that is sunnah, and not an obligation. Furthermore, trimming is completely acceptable, and Imam Malik said, "there is nothing wrong with shortening it [the beard] if it becomes too long." And Allah knows best.
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