Fatwa No : 6830
What is the sin for removing the beard?

What is the sin for removing the beard?

Assalamo-alaikum, kindly provide the Quran-o-sunnat evidence of beard (Darhi) ? Also advise is it Sunna-e-Maukeda?? What is the sin of removing beard?? Can we keep light moustache with beard? OR Is it compulsory to keep beard without moustache? Pls advise. Jazak Allah.

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
According to the unanimous opinion of the Jurists, it is Wajib for every Muslim male to keep beard, and shaving it off entirely or trimming it shorter than a fist's length is unlawful and Haram. Moreover, it is undoubtedly permissible to keep a moustache. Reference of Ahadith and writings of the Islamic jurists establishing the obligation of keeping beard and the prohibition of trimming it shorter than a fist's length is quoted below.
Mishqat, Page: 380, Hadees narrated by Hadhrath Ibn Umar (R.A)
And Allah knows best