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**ViaplyVuple** · 03-30-2012, 08:53 PM

for your answers Brother Rifai. Shaykh Amjad Rasheed stated that the majority took the command to lengthen the beard as obligatory:

From: http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?...14618&CATE=414

"The majority of scholars have understood the above-mentioned hadiths—all of which command Muslims to grow full beards—in their immediately obvious sense, coming to the conclusion that it is unlawful to completely shave the beard. This position has been transmitted from the imam of our school, Imam Shafi`i (may Allah be pleased with him and have mercy on him), and a number of Shafi`i scholars—both early and late—have adopted it as their preferred position. Among the early Shafi`is who held this position are the two great imams, Qaffal al-Shashi and Abu `Abdullah al-Halimi. Among the late Shafi`is who held this position are the two imams, Ibn al-Rif`ah and Shihab al-Adhra`i."

I am not sure if by majority he (and may Allah preserve him) means of the Shafi´is or in general. Even if it is the majority of the Shafi´is, as you know it is not on top of the list for determining the mu´tamad of the school, as it is naturally not about numbers. It would be interesting to look into whether they made a distinction between trimming and shaving. But there is doubt whether Imam ash-Shafi´i (rah) considered it makruh or haram, as some of the ´ulama of the school mentioned.

wa'Allahu a´lam.

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ViaplyVuple Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	for your answers Brother Rifai. Shaykh Amjad Rasheed stated that the majority took the command to lengthen the beard as obligatory: From: http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?...14618&CATE=414 "The majority of scholars have understood the above-mentioned hadiths—all of which command Muslims to grow full beards—in their immediately obvious sense, coming to the conclusion that it is unlawful to completely shave the beard. This position has been transmitted from the imam of our school, Imam Shafi`i (may Allah be pleased with him and have mercy on him), and a number of Shafi`i scholars—both early and late—have adopted it as their preferred position. Among the early Shafi`is who held this position are the two great imams, Qaffal al-Shashi and Abu `Abdullah al-Halimi. Among the late Shafi`is who held this position are the two imams, Ibn al-Rif`ah and Shihab al-Adhra`i." I am not sure if by majority he (and may Allah preserve him) means of the Shafi´is or in general. Even if it is the majority of the Shafi´is, as you know it is not on top of the list for determining the mu´tamad of the school, as it is naturally not about numbers. It would be interesting to look into whether they made a distinction between trimming and shaving. But there is doubt whether Imam ash-Shafi´i (rah) considered it makruh or haram, as some of the ´ulama of the school mentioned. wa'Allahu a´lam.
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