@centaurisyr@onlinbyaccident I remember one of the reasons for the pact was Turkey - Israel tensions..
I think they'd be willing to do so because of the geographical benefits it gives..
@omar_dddg But scholars who wrote the shurūḥ about it have mentioned that
At that time, the habits of Persians and Romans (like shaving beards and growing moustaches) were gaining popularity along Arabs, so the Prophet ordered to differ from them..
@zinarkarayes12@wanderertj1@omar_dddg Yep. what grows under a chin is considered beard, but that doesn't mean goatee alone suffices..
What's wājib is not trimming any hair that's considered a beard,
So the guys who keep a goatee do trim the hairs that are considered a beard
@omar_dddg So pay attention here, we differ them because they were against fitrah, but the other mushrikeen even though they were kuffār they kept long beards ( which is from fitrah )
So we're commanded to differ those polytheists who are against fitrah particularly..
@omar_dddg Do you know the hadith of aaishah regarding.. ten are from fitrah..
يعني عشر من الفطرة..
وذكر فيه إعفاء اللحية
لو كنت عربياً ستفهم والا ممكن اترجم لك
@wanderertj1@omar_dddg And a goatee doesn't suffice as beard in any of the 4 sunni schools
It's agreed by the 4 madhāhib that it has to be of a fist length..
@omar_dddg I don't think the reason for the command of growing beard is to be different than mushrikeen..
The Jews and certain mushrikeen did have long beards since that era..
and I've never come across any hadith that claims that it's for mukhālifah..