Question:
Is beard wajib, farz or sunnah?
If a person keeps beard length less than one fist what is the religious ruling according to Hanafi school of thought?
Is very small beard serves the Islamic demand? Some ullamas says that it is not allowed to keep beard less than one fist and he is fasiq. Please clearify the issue.
Answer:
salam `alaykum,
Beard in Hanafi school of thought is a Sunnah Mu’akkadah. The Hanafi position is that the beard must be at least fist-length. To shave the beard or to cut it to less than a fist is prohibited.
Imam Senad Agic, Ph.D.
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
www.mesihat.com
