al-Lihyah Limadha - Muhammad Ismaïl Al-Muqaddim - (6)

“Woe to you! Who told you to do that?” They replied, “Our lord ordered us,” referring to Chosroes. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “But my Lord has commanded me to grow my beard and trim my moustache.” ⦗sound hadith⦘

The very wording of this command shows that carrying it out is obligatory: the doer is rewarded, while the one who neglects it is liable to punishment.

Shaving the beard is an act of disobedience

Allah, exalted be He, says: “Whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly gone far astray.” ⦗Al-Ahzab 33:36⦘

He also says: “Whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger—for him is the Fire of Hell, wherein they will remain forever.” ⦗Al-Jinn 72:23⦘

Earlier we cited the Prophet’s ﷺ order to grow the beard; to defy that order is a forbidden act of disobedience. Allah says: “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it.” ⦗Al-Hashr 59:7⦘

The Prophet ﷺ likewise said, “Whatever I forbid you, avoid it.” ⦗Agreed upon⦘

Accordingly, the command to grow and maintain the beard entails a prohibition against shaving it completely or trimming it down to the point that it is nearly shaved, for a command to do something necessarily forbids its opposite.

"ويلكما من أمركما بهذا؟ "، قالا: "أمرنا بهذا ربنا" يعنيان كسرى، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: "ولكن ربي أمرني بإعفاء لحيتي، وقص شاربي". [حديث حسن] وصيغة الأمر تدل على وجوب امتثاله، بحيث يثاب فاعله، ويعاقب تاركه. حلق اللحية معصية قال الله تعالى: ﴿وَمَنْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا مُبِينًا﴾ [الأحزاب:٣٦] وقال ﷿: ﴿وَمَنْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا﴾ [الجن:٢٣] وقد تقدم أمره ﷺ بإعفاء اللحى، ومخالفتُه معصية محرمة، قال تعالى: ﴿وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا﴾. [الحشر:٧] وقال ﷺ: "مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ، فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ" [متفق عليه]. والأمر بإعفاء اللحى وتوفيرها، يستلزم النهي عن حلقها وتقصيرها بحيث تكون قريبة إلى الحلق، لأن الأمر بالشئ نهي عن ضده.