{"_id":"6aaaf2e9de40c814e6c796de","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Should I shorten my beard if my parents object to its length?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"I have been growing my beard to a fist length because I understand that lengthening the beard is an agreed-upon sunnah across the four schools, although there is scholarly disagreement regarding its required length. My parents dislike the length of my beard even when it is groomed and neat, and they insist that I trim it shorter, pointing to scholars who keep their beards shorter than a fist length.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If I regularly trim my beard shorter in order to make my parents happy, rather than as a one-time concession, can I be rewarded for leaving this sunnah because of my intention to please them? Should I compromise with them given the scholarly disagreement regarding the beard’s length?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If you're asking me for personal advice, I would advise you to compromise with your parent on this issue. If your parents are insistent and bothered by it, then trim your beard shorter. As I mentioned earlier, there are different opinions on this matter.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0010b76658b4c232b9d","tag":"Relationships: Parent and Child","count":136},{"_id":"668da0230b76658b4c232f29","tag":"Men: Facial Hair","count":15}],"createdOn":"2026-09-16T19:50:01.800Z"}