Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «إِنَّ اَلْمَجُوسَ جَزُّوا لِحَاهُمْ وَ وَفَّرُوا شَوَارِبَهُمْ وَ إِنَّا نَجُزُّ اَلشَّوَارِبَ وَ نُعْفِي اَللِّحَى وَ هِيَ اَلْفِطْرَةُ.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "The Magians (Zoroastrians) trim their beards and let their mustaches grow long, but we trim the mustaches and let the beards grow, and this is the natural disposition (fitrah)."

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَا زَادَ مِنَ اَللِّحْيَةِ عَنْ قَبْضَةٍ فَهُوَ فِي اَلنَّارِ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whatever extends beyond a fist-length of the beard is in the Fire."

وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ اَلْحَجَّامُ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ فَقَالَ «دَوِّرْهَا.

Muhammad ibn Muslim said: "I saw Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) while the barber was trimming his beard, and Imam (a.s) said: 'Shape it evenly.'

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «تَقْبِضُ بِيَدِكَ عَلَى لِحْيَتِكَ وَ تَجُزُّ مَا فَضَلَ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Hold your beard with your hand (in a fist) and trim what is excess."

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «اَلشَّيْبُ فِي مُقَدَّمِ اَلرَّأْسِ يُمْنٌ وَ فِي اَلْعَارِضَيْنِ سَخَاءٌ وَ فِي اَلذَّوَائِبِ شَجَاعَةٌ وَ فِي اَلْقَفَا شُؤْمٌ.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Gray hair at the front of the head is a sign of blessing, at the temples is a sign of generosity, at the hair ends is a sign of courage, and at the nape of the neck is a sign of ill-omen."

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَوَّلُ مَنْ شَابَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ اَلْخَلِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ إِنَّهُ ثَنَى لِحْيَتَهُ فَرَأَى طَاقَةً بَيْضَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ هَذَا وَقَارٌ فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ اَللَّهُمَّ زِدْنِي وَقَاراً.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "The first person to have gray hair was Ibrahim (a.s), the Friend (Khaleel) of Allah (swt). When he saw a white strand in his beard, He (a.s) said: 'O’ Archangel Jibril (a.s), what is this?' Archangel Jibril (a.s) said: "'This is dignity (Waqar).' So Ibrahim (a.s) replied: 'O’ Allah (swt), increase me in dignity.'

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي اَلْإِسْلاَمِ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُوراً يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ.

Imam (a.s) said: "Whoever grows a gray hair in Islam, it will be a light for them on the Day of Judgment."

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «اَلشَّيْبُ نُورٌ فَلاَ تَنْتِفُوهُ.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Gray hair is light, so do not pluck it."

«وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لاَ يَرَى بِجَزِّ اَلشَّيْبِ بَأْساً وَ يَكْرَهُ نَتْفَهُ.

"It is reported that Imam Ali (a.s) saw no harm in cutting gray hair but disliked plucking it."

اَلصَّادِقَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: «لاَ بَأْسَ بِجَزِّ اَلشَّمَطِ وَ نَتْفِهِ وَ جَزُّهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ نَتْفِهِ. فأخبارهم عليهم السلام لا تختلف في حالة واحدة لان مخرجها من عند الله تعالى ذكره، وإنما تختلف بحسب اختلاف الأحوال.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) says: "There is no harm in cutting gray hair or plucking it, but cutting it is more beloved to me than plucking it."