What are the names of the Hijri months in order, and what is the legitimate legal ruling on shaving the beard and lengthening the hair, especially with the spread of the custom of shaving the beard and lengthening the hair, such as what was prevalent in the eras following the advent of Islam?
We ask Allah to make us and you among those who love each other for His sake. The order of the lunar months is explained in no. 32436. Shaving the beard is forbidden, and there is no consideration for those who shave it or their large numbers, because if custom contradicts the rulings of Islam, it becomes invalid. Growing hair long for men is one of the customary practices (sunan al-'adah) of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Whoever does it as an act of imitation is upon good. It is not permissible to abandon this merely because some immoral people practice it. The length of the hair should not exceed the limits of fame (shuhrah) or diminish one's integrity (muru'ah). Sometimes, cutting the hair short may be better, depending on men's circumstances, as evidenced by the of Wa'il ibn Hujr, may Allah be pleased with him.
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