Question:
Respected Mufti sahib,
Assalamualaikum
What is the Shari’ah ruling if anybody does keep beard in one fist? Could you please explain it?
Wassalaam
Answer:
It is Waajib (incumbent) upon all males to keep a beard which is at least one fist in length. It is Haraam to shave the beard or trim it less than one fist.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
25April 2005
16 Rabee’ul Awwal 1426
This Q&A was indexed in 2012 from the website of Jameah Mahmoodiyah, South Africa. The original website no longer exists.