{"_id":"69f356cba2bf1780e32f03d5","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is there reward for keeping only chin hair or a short beard in the Shafi‘i school?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"In past fatwa (\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/668da0250b76658b4c232f5a\"},\"insert\":\"Are beards required or recommended for Muslim men?\"},{\"insert\":\") you mentioned “the beard is what grows on the chin, keeping it is recommended, and shaving it is makrūh/disliked”.\\n\\nBased on this If a person was to shave his entire beard and leaves the chin hair only, would he get rewarded in fulfilling sunnah of growing a beard in Shafi’i school?\\n\\nCould a person be rewarded If he were to keep a short stubble beard (chin + jaw) or short goatee beard even though the Shafi’i are explicit on this that it’s unconditionally Makruh to cut (shave or trim) the beard? Other Shafi’i works are explicit in mentioned the beard is defined as what grows on the chin\\nوالصحيح كراهة الأخذ منها مطلقا بل يتركها على حالها كيف كانت للحديث الصحيح واعفوا اللحي\\n(Sharh al-Muhadhdhab v. 1, p. 290)\\n\\nThe exception to this cutting being makruh is in hajj or umrah, which you have addressed in a separate fatwa (\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/69b94319bd1ef76f5cad24f0\"},\"insert\":\"Is there a specific amount to trim from the beard in Hajj or Umrah according to the Shafi‘i school?\"},{\"insert\":\").\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Based on this If a person was to shave his entire beard and leaves the chin hair only, would he get rewarded in fulfilling sunnah of growing a beard in Shafi’i school?\"},{\"attributes\":{\"indent\":1,\"blockquote\":true},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Yes.\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Could a person be rewarded If he were to keep a short stubble beard (chin + jaw) or short goatee beard even though the Shafi’i are explicit on this that it’s unconditionally Makruh to cut (shave or trim) the beard?\"},{\"attributes\":{\"indent\":1,\"blockquote\":true},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Yes. \\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"The exception to this cutting being makruh is in hajj or umrah, which you have addressed in a separate fatwa (Is there a specific amount to trim from the beard in Hajj or Umrah according to the Shafi‘i school?).\"},{\"attributes\":{\"indent\":1,\"blockquote\":true},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"No specific amount is mentioned, according to my knowledge.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0230b76658b4c232f29","tag":"Men: Facial Hair","count":14}],"createdOn":"2026-04-30T13:19:07.187Z"}