Post by littlestudent on Nov 29, 2018 0:47:54 GMT
By 'anfaqah, I'm referring to the hair that grows directly under the lower-lip, above the chin. From what I understand, Shah Abdul Aziz Muhaddith Dehlvi famously held the opinion that it was part of the lihyah and that removing it was blameworthy. The story of Umar bin Abdil Azeez is also often cited where he rejected the testimony of the one who plucked the hair of his 'anfaqah.
From what I understand, the majority of linguists did not consider the 'anfaqah to be part of the lihyah. Are there rulings in the books of the Ahnaf prior to Shah Abdul Aziz on this issue? Is there any ikhtilaaf? Is there any difference between trimming it and plucking? Since the beard can be trimmed to fist length, is there a length after which the 'anfaqah can be trimmed?
From what I understand, the majority of linguists did not consider the 'anfaqah to be part of the lihyah. Are there rulings in the books of the Ahnaf prior to Shah Abdul Aziz on this issue? Is there any ikhtilaaf? Is there any difference between trimming it and plucking? Since the beard can be trimmed to fist length, is there a length after which the 'anfaqah can be trimmed?