{"_id":"69b94319bd1ef76f5cad24f0","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is there a specific amount to trim from the beard in Hajj or Umrah according to the Shafi‘i school?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Based on what Imam al-Shafi‘i mentions in al-Umm and what Imam al-Nawawi نقل in al-Majmu‘, there appears to be a recommendation to trim from the beard during Hajj or Umrah. However, is there a specific limit to how much should be taken from the beard according to the Shafi‘i madhhab?\\n\\nAlthough the practice of Ibn ‘Umar is mentioned, there does not appear to be any reference to trimming to a fist’s length. Below are the relevant Arabic excerpts from al-Umm and al-Majmu‘:\\n\\nوَإِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ أَصْلَعَ وَلَا شَعْرَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ أَوْ مَحْلُوقًا أَمر الْمُوسَى عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَأَحَبُّ إلَيَّ لَوْ أَخَذَ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ وَشَارِبَيْهِ حَتَّى يَضَعَ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا لِلَّهِ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ فَلَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ؛ لِأَنَّ النُّسُكَ إنَّمَا هُوَ فِي الرَّأْسِ لَا فِي اللِّحْيَةِ [الأم]\\n\\nقَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَلَوْ أَخَذَ مِنْ شَارِبِهِ أَوْ مِنْ شَعْرِ لِحْيَتِهِ شَيْئًا كَانَ أَحَبَّ إلَيَّ لِيَكُونَ قَدْ وَضَعَ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى ‎ هَكَذَا ذَكَرَ الشَّافِعِيُّ هَذَا النَّصَّ وَنَقَلَهُ الْأَصْحَابُ وَاتَّفَقُوا عَلَيْهِ وَحَكَاهُ إمَامُ الْحَرَمَيْنِ عَنْ نَصِّ الشَّافِعِيِّ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَلَسْتُ أَرَى ذَلِكَ وَجْهًا إلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ أَسْنَدَهُ إلَى أَثَرٍ....... ‎وَقَدْ رَوَى مَالِكٌ وَالشَّافِعِيُّ وَالْبَيْهَقِيُّ بِالْإِسْنَادِ الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ إذَا حَلَقَ فِي حَجٍّ أَوْ عُمْرَةٍ أَخَذَ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ وَشَارِبِهِ وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ [المجموع]\\n\\nThis question is specifically about trimming the beard in Hajj or Umrah based on these texts, not about the general ruling of the beard.\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"There is no specific amount mentioned in these texts. Imam al-Shafi simply uses the word “shayʾan” (شيئًا), which means “something.” This indicates that the recommendation is fulfilled by taking any amount from the beard.\\n\\nI am not aware of any Shafi scholars who specified a particular measure for this The purpose mentioned by Imam al-Shafi is simply that a person should remove some hair for the sake of Allah, especially in the situation he describes regarding someone who is bald and therefore cannot shave hair from the head. However, Ibn Hajar says that the recommendation would also apply to someone who is not bald.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff50b76658b4c232a43","tag":"Hajj and Umrah: Other","count":39},{"_id":"668da0230b76658b4c232f29","tag":"Men: Facial Hair","count":10}],"createdOn":"2026-03-17T12:03:37.521Z"}