Initially he had a long moustache. After hearing the rule, he trimmed it. It is mentioned in a hadith that Rasulullah will not intercede on behalf of the one who keeps a long moustache. A long moustache is one that conceals the upper lip. It is not permissible to sport such a moustache. If the hair is short and does not conceal the upper lip, it is permissible. However, Sheikhul Hadith Moulana Zakariyya (Rahimahullah) has written that it is best to trim the moustache with a scissors so that no hair remains. According to some scholars, it is an innovation to shave off the hair with a blade. Therefore, a scissors or machine without a blade is best. Similarly, Allah’s slave had a habit of listening to music. Now he has abandoned it and undergone the grief of abstention. But who can fulfill the right of the honor of this grief?