43/18. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2764 — Grooming Command
What Has Been Related About Leaving The Beard To Grow
Hadith on the Command to Trim Mustache and Grow Beard
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2764
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2764
حَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَنَا بِإِحْفَاءِ الشَّوَارِبِ وَإِعْفَاءِ اللِّحَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ هُوَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ ثِقَةٌ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ ثِقَةٌ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ يُضَعَّفُ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Ordered Trimming The Mustache And Leaving The Beard To Grow.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2764In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 34English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2764
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2764
This narration is close to the common search hadith about growing beard and trimming mustache. Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered them to trim the mustaches and leave the beards to grow. The important word in this report is ordered. It presents the teaching as a command, not only as a description of what someone saw. The hadith does not give a detailed discussion of length or method. It gives a clear direction in simple words. It also includes Abu Isa’s grading in the Arabic text as hasan sahih. The main lesson is to respect the Prophetic instruction in grooming without adding claims not found in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report presents trimming the mustache as an order.
- The report presents leaving the beard to grow as an order.
- No detailed measurement is given in the provided wording.
- The hadith links grooming with obedience to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
