Istihdād: shaving the pubic area, that is, removing the hair surrounding the private parts.

1212 – ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Ten practices belong to the natural disposition: trimming the mustache, letting the beard grow, using the siwak, sniffing water into the nose, clipping the fingernails, washing the finger joints, plucking the armpit hair, shaving the pubic hair, and cleansing oneself with water (istinjāʾ).” The narrator added, “I have forgotten the tenth—unless it is rinsing the mouth.” Wakīʿ, one of the transmitters, said: “Cleansing oneself with water” means performing istinjāʾ. Reported by Muslim.

“Al-barājim,” spelled with bā’ and jīm, are the knuckles of the fingers, and “letting the beard grow” means that nothing of it is to be trimmed (1).

1213 – Ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Trim closely the mustaches and let the beards grow.” Agreed upon.

216 – Chapter: Emphasis on the Obligation of Zakāh, its Virtue, and Related Rulings

Allah the Exalted says, “And establish the prayer and give the zakah.” [al-Baqarah 2:43]

He, the Exalted, also says, “They were commanded only to worship Allah, devoting religion sincerely to Him, inclining to truth (2), to establish the prayer, and to give the zakah—that is the upright religion.” (3)

And He, the Exalted, says, “Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them to grow thereby.” [al-Tawbah 9:103]

1214 – Ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Islam has been built upon five: bearing witness that there is no deity but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and establishing…"