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Is the narrated tradition from Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, established, that he commanded a man to shave his beard after his wife complained about his appearance, and to which source can one refer to verify the authenticity of this tradition?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The mentioned narration about Umar was not reported. What is authentically reported from him is what Al-Tabari, Ibn Battal, and Al-Ayni transmitted: that he saw a man with a thick beard and ordered him to trim what exceeded a handful of it, saying, "Go and straighten your hair, or spoil it; one of you leaves himself until he looks like a wild beast." This indicates taking from the beard, not shaving it. Also attributed to him is rejecting the testimony of one who plucks his beard.

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