43/17. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2762 — Taking from the Beard
What Has Been Related About Taking From The Beard
Hadith About Taking from the Beard Length and Width
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2762
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2762
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ مِنْ عَرْضِهَا وَطُولِهَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يَقُولُ عُمَرُ بْنُ هَارُونَ مُقَارِبُ الْحَدِيثِ لاَ أَعْرِفُ لَهُ حَدِيثًا لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ أَصْلاً أَوْ قَالَ يَنْفَرِدُ بِهِ إِلاَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْخُذُ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ مِنْ عَرْضِهَا وَطُولِهَا . لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عُمَرَ بْنِ هَارُونَ وَرَأَيْتُهُ حَسَنَ الرَّأْىِ فِي عُمَرَ بْنِ هَارُونَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَسَمِعْتُ قُتَيْبَةَ يَقُولُ عُمَرُ بْنُ هَارُونَ كَانَ صَاحِبَ حَدِيثٍ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ الإِيمَانُ قَوْلٌ وَعَمَلٌ . قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قُتَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَصَبَ الْمَنْجَنِيقَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الطَّائِفِ . قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ قُلْتُ لِوَكِيعٍ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ صَاحِبُكُمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ هَارُونَ .
'Amr bin Shu'aib Narrated from:
Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib: From His Father, From His Grandfather That He Prophet (ﷺ) Would Take From His Beard; From Its Breadth And Its Length.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2762In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2762
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2762
This narration is often searched as hadith about trimming beard or beard length hadith. The report says that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would take from his beard, from its breadth and its length. The key point here is descriptive: it tells us an action that was narrated from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The wording does not give a long ruling, does not mention the mustache, and does not explain a fixed measurement. It simply describes taking from the beard in two directions: width and length. The Arabic text also includes Imam Abu Isa’s note that this hadith is gharib, so the explanation should stay careful and not build more than the report itself says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report describes taking from the beard in width and length.
- No exact measurement is mentioned in the provided text.
- The narration should be understood carefully because the text calls it gharib.
- The teaching here is limited to the described action.
