Ash-Shawkani, may Allah have mercy on him, stated:
The people have disagreed concerning the extent to which the moustache should be trimmed. Many of the Salaf adopted the opinion that it should be uprooted and shaved because of the apparent meaning of his statement, "Uhfoo and Inhakoo" [1] and this is the opinion of the Kufis.
Alternatively, many of them prohibited shaving and uprooting it; this was the view of Malik and he felt the one who does so should be disciplined.
Ibn al-Qasim related from him that he said, "Ihfaa' of the moustache is mutilation."
An-Nawawi said, "The preferred view is that it be trimmed until the edge of the lips shows, and not remove it from the root."
He said, "As for the narration: "Uhfoo the moustaches", it means that which extends on to the lips."
Malik stated likewise in al-Muwatta': "The moustache should be shortened until the edge of the lip is visible."
Ibn al-Qayyim stated:[2]
As for Abu Hanifah, Zufar, Abu Yusuf, and Muhammad (ibn al-Hasan), their opinion concerning the hair of the head and the moustache was that Ihfaa' is preferable to shortening.
Some of the Malikis attributed to ash-Shafi'i the same view as Abu Hanifah concerning shaving the moustache.
At-Tahawi stated, "I did not find anything explicit from ash-Shafi'i concerning this matter, and his companions whom we have seen such as al-Muzani and ar-Rabi' used to perform Ihfaa' of their moustaches. This indicates that they must have taken the practice from ash-Shafi'i."
Al-Athram reported from Imam Ahmad that he used to shorten (Yuhfee) his moustache greatly. I (al-Athram) heard him being asked about the Sunnah concerning the Ihfaa' of the moustaches. He said, "They are Yuhfaa (shortened greatly)."
Hanbal said: Abu Abdillah was asked, "Do you think a man should take his moustache and shortened it greatly (Yuhfeeh) or how should he shorten it?" He said, "If he performs Ihfaa' of it, there is no harm, and if he shortens it by Qass (trimming), then there is no harm"...
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
Those who adopt the view that one should not practice Ihfaa' of the moustache used as evidence the two Marfoo' Hadiths of A'ishah and Abu Hurayrah: "Ten are from the Fitrah..." and he mentioned amongst them Qass (trimming) of the moustache. The Hadith of Abu Hurayrah mentions: "The Fitrah is five..." and he mentioned amongst them Qass (trimming) of the moustache.
Those who choose the practice of Ihfaa' use as evidence the Hadiths that order Ihfaa' - and they are authentic - and the Hadith of ibn 'Abbas that Allah's Messenger (sallAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam) used to practice Ihfaa' of his moustache. End of his words.[3]
The meaning of Ihfaa' is not to trim that which extends on the lips as an-Nawawi mentioned, because Ihfaa' is to uproot, as stated in as-Sihaah, al-Qamoos, al-Kash-shaaf, and all the other books of the language.
The narration of Qass does not contradict it, because Qass (trimming) can take place in the form Ihfaa' but it is not necessarily so. The narration of Ihfaa' specifies what is meant (by Qass).
Likewise, the same can be said of the Hadith which states, "Whoever does not take from his moustache, he is not from us," for it does not contradict the narration of Ihfaa' because it contains additional information which should be acted on.
If we were to grant, for argument's sake, that they are contradictory in every sense, the narrations of Ihfaa' would take precedence because they are in the Two Sahihs. [4]
(Adapted from "The Biography of Imam ibn al-Qayyim" by Salahud-Din Ali Abdul-Mawjud, translated by Abdul-Rafi Adewale Imam, published by Darussalam. Adaptation done with regards to spelling and paragraphing for easier reading.)
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Footnotes:
[1] Translator's note: Al-Ihfaa' means to be thorough or to do something in full or to the limit; in this case it must mean cutting it very short at the least, if not shaving. Inhakoo means to wear something out or fatigue it. The apparent meaning is you should cut it off such that it weakens its growth.
[2] Translator's note: the following is actually ibn al-Qayyim's words from Zaad al-Ma'aad although it is being cited from ash-Shawkani's Nayl al-Awtaar.
[3] The rest of this section is the continuation of Ash-Shawkani's words.
[4] Nayl al-Awtaar (1/141)
[Important note: this note is a mere sharing of knowledge. By no means should it be taken as an effort to enforce a particular opinion as being raajih (most correct) although I (Ibn Shamsud-Deen) personally feels more at ease and tranquil with Imam ash-Shawkani's conclusion.]
The people have disagreed concerning the extent to which the moustache should be trimmed. Many of the Salaf adopted the opinion that it should be uprooted and shaved because of the apparent meaning of his statement, "Uhfoo and Inhakoo" [1] and this is the opinion of the Kufis.
Alternatively, many of them prohibited shaving and uprooting it; this was the view of Malik and he felt the one who does so should be disciplined.
Ibn al-Qasim related from him that he said, "Ihfaa' of the moustache is mutilation."
An-Nawawi said, "The preferred view is that it be trimmed until the edge of the lips shows, and not remove it from the root."
He said, "As for the narration: "Uhfoo the moustaches", it means that which extends on to the lips."
Malik stated likewise in al-Muwatta': "The moustache should be shortened until the edge of the lip is visible."
Ibn al-Qayyim stated:[2]
As for Abu Hanifah, Zufar, Abu Yusuf, and Muhammad (ibn al-Hasan), their opinion concerning the hair of the head and the moustache was that Ihfaa' is preferable to shortening.
Some of the Malikis attributed to ash-Shafi'i the same view as Abu Hanifah concerning shaving the moustache.
At-Tahawi stated, "I did not find anything explicit from ash-Shafi'i concerning this matter, and his companions whom we have seen such as al-Muzani and ar-Rabi' used to perform Ihfaa' of their moustaches. This indicates that they must have taken the practice from ash-Shafi'i."
Al-Athram reported from Imam Ahmad that he used to shorten (Yuhfee) his moustache greatly. I (al-Athram) heard him being asked about the Sunnah concerning the Ihfaa' of the moustaches. He said, "They are Yuhfaa (shortened greatly)."
Hanbal said: Abu Abdillah was asked, "Do you think a man should take his moustache and shortened it greatly (Yuhfeeh) or how should he shorten it?" He said, "If he performs Ihfaa' of it, there is no harm, and if he shortens it by Qass (trimming), then there is no harm"...
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
Those who adopt the view that one should not practice Ihfaa' of the moustache used as evidence the two Marfoo' Hadiths of A'ishah and Abu Hurayrah: "Ten are from the Fitrah..." and he mentioned amongst them Qass (trimming) of the moustache. The Hadith of Abu Hurayrah mentions: "The Fitrah is five..." and he mentioned amongst them Qass (trimming) of the moustache.
Those who choose the practice of Ihfaa' use as evidence the Hadiths that order Ihfaa' - and they are authentic - and the Hadith of ibn 'Abbas that Allah's Messenger (sallAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam) used to practice Ihfaa' of his moustache. End of his words.[3]
The meaning of Ihfaa' is not to trim that which extends on the lips as an-Nawawi mentioned, because Ihfaa' is to uproot, as stated in as-Sihaah, al-Qamoos, al-Kash-shaaf, and all the other books of the language.
The narration of Qass does not contradict it, because Qass (trimming) can take place in the form Ihfaa' but it is not necessarily so. The narration of Ihfaa' specifies what is meant (by Qass).
Likewise, the same can be said of the Hadith which states, "Whoever does not take from his moustache, he is not from us," for it does not contradict the narration of Ihfaa' because it contains additional information which should be acted on.
If we were to grant, for argument's sake, that they are contradictory in every sense, the narrations of Ihfaa' would take precedence because they are in the Two Sahihs. [4]
(Adapted from "The Biography of Imam ibn al-Qayyim" by Salahud-Din Ali Abdul-Mawjud, translated by Abdul-Rafi Adewale Imam, published by Darussalam. Adaptation done with regards to spelling and paragraphing for easier reading.)
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Footnotes:
[1] Translator's note: Al-Ihfaa' means to be thorough or to do something in full or to the limit; in this case it must mean cutting it very short at the least, if not shaving. Inhakoo means to wear something out or fatigue it. The apparent meaning is you should cut it off such that it weakens its growth.
[2] Translator's note: the following is actually ibn al-Qayyim's words from Zaad al-Ma'aad although it is being cited from ash-Shawkani's Nayl al-Awtaar.
[3] The rest of this section is the continuation of Ash-Shawkani's words.
[4] Nayl al-Awtaar (1/141)
[Important note: this note is a mere sharing of knowledge. By no means should it be taken as an effort to enforce a particular opinion as being raajih (most correct) although I (Ibn Shamsud-Deen) personally feels more at ease and tranquil with Imam ash-Shawkani's conclusion.]
(This note was originally posted on Facebook on March 20, 2011.)
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