What did Ibn Baz say about trimming a small amount from the beard?
2026-10-13
F217 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز
Original Q&A · Complete published question and answer
Complete published question and answer. The ruling is attributed explicitly to the Shaykh, with the two reports as he cited them.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
ما حكم أخذ الشيء اليسير من اللحية؟
الجواب
الواجب إعفاؤها، وعدم التعرض لها، لقول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: قصوا الشوارب، ووفروا اللحى، خالفوا المشركين قصوا الشوارب وأرخوا اللحى، خالفوا المجوس والشيء اليسير يجر إلى الكثير، فالواجب إعفاؤها، وإرخاؤها، والحذر من القص.
المقدم: جزاكم الله خيرا، وأحسن إليكم.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
What is the ruling on taking a small amount from the beard?
Answer
It is obligatory to leave it to grow and not interfere with it, because the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Trim the moustaches and let the beards grow; differ from the polytheists,’ and, ‘Trim the moustaches and let the beards grow; differ from the Magians.’ A small amount leads to a large amount. What is obligatory is to leave it and let it grow, and to be wary of cutting it.
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Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website, fatwa 10191
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official Ibn Bāz website
Complete published Arabic question and answer checked against the official source, including follow-up exchanges and closing words where present. Arabic diacritics omitted, directional formatting marks removed and honorific glyphs expanded for display. Source footnotes are kept separate.