Respected Mufti Sahab, What is the Sharia’h ruling on keeping beard immediate below the lower lip. Can we trim it if its hair turns into mouth. Was Salaam.
The beard immediately below the lower lip is known as the Anfaka which has
the same rule (command) as that of the beard. The Anfaka that hair which is
below the lower lip (Nihaaya ibn Atheer)
To remove the hair of Anfaka is prohibited just as the removing the hair of
the beard. (Munhal). It is narrated in the Ahaadith that a few strands of
hair of the lower lip ‘Anfaka’ of our beloved Rasul (Sallallaahu Alayhi
Wasallam) were white. (Nihaaya Ibn Atheer vol.3 pg.151)
It is clear that the beloved Rasul (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) used to
keep this part of the beard. (Beard – Sunnat of the Ambiyaa). As for
yourself, the turning of this part of the beard into the mouth, try to apply
oil, etc. which will assist you in straightening the hair and not causing
you any inconvenience.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.