Why Doesn't Beard Come Under Sunnah Propagated By Prophet SWS
Letting the Beard grow and trimming the mustaches, was obligated by Prophet (sav), during his time only to distinguish the believers with the non-believers of that era, who used to let the mustaches grow and trim the beard, as a sign of arrogance, which is strongly prohibited in Islam. The prophet never commanded having the beard, on the basis of his Sunnah (Sunnah is the act of the Prophet, which he commanded to his ummah to do, as “Sunnah”). The only thing the Holy prophet (pbuh) commanded was that the looks should be decent. Now, especially in the civilized areas, no one trim the beard, in arrogance, but, to look decent, according to this era. In prophet’s era, the decency was to trim the mustaches and let the beard grow, to not look like an arrogant. If you want to make your looks, in accordance, with our Holy Prophet (sav) then, it’s very nice and appreciable. But, Beard is not included in the principles of Islam, in any way. (The clear example, the Ustad-e-Mohtaram give was of another modernist writer and philosopher, Dr. Allama Iqbal [ra], who was also the true lover of our dear Holy Prophet (sav). ) Please watch the video of Dr. Saleem Shehzed Sb. (ha), on beard. https://youtu.be/l2Ywh55LAyU Thanks.