Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2763
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَحْفُوا الشَّوَارِبَ وَأَعْفُوا اللِّحَى " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn ‘Umar reported that Allah’s Messenger said: ‘Trim the moustaches closely and let the beards grow.’
Abu ‘Isa said: This is a sahih hadith.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The imperative ahfu means to trim the moustache closely; a‘fu means to leave the beard to grow.