Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2763
جامع الترمذي#2763Sahihحَدَّثَنَا 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 .
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Trim the mustache and leave the beard to grow
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
Ahmad Muhammad ShakirSahih
Al-AlbaniSahih
Zubair Ali ZaiSahih - Bukhari And Muslim
In-book reference: 43:33