Evening out the short and long hairs of the beard

Question

Question: A person’s beard is not equal to one fistful, and among its hairs some are short and some long. What is the ruling if he cuts them in order to make them all even and straight? For because some are short and some long, they do not look good.

Answer

He should not cut them. The hairs that exceed one fistful he may cut.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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