Chapter 2.0

Trimming the Mustache

باب إِحْفَاءِ الشَّارِبِ ‏‏

3 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5045sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Bashar Bindarfrom'Abdur Rahman bin MahdifromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawrifromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَحْفُوا الشَّوَارِبَ وَأَعْفُوا اللِّحَى ‏

‏ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar:

That the Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] said: "Trim the mustache and let the beard grow."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5046sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahlifrom'Abdur Rahman bin MahdifromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawrifromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَعْفُوا اللِّحَى وَأَحْفُوا الشَّوَارِبَ ‏

‏ ‏.‏

English translation

Ibn 'Umar said:

"The Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] said: 'Let the beard grow and trim the mustache.'"

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5047sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin 'Abdul A'lafromMa'tmar bin Sulaiman-al-TaufaylfromYusuf bin S'hyb al-KndyfromHabib bin Ysar al-KndyfromZayd bin Arqam

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ شَارِبَهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا ‏

‏ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated that Zaid bin Al-Arqam said:

"I heard the Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] say: 'Whoever does not take from his mustache, he is not one of us.'"

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يُوسُفَ بْنَ صُهَيْبٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏