Re: Wives warning / threatening their husbands not to keep a beard
In order to be able to understand and follow any particular sunnah of the prophet (saw), one has to develop sincere thirst for truth and strive for it humbly and selflessly. After we are able to achieve that level Allah (s.w.t) would open our hearts to "Hidaya" (guidence). Otherwise (Allah forbid) a person wouldn't understand the simplest of logic and would be able to convince himself in disagreeing to the most authentic sources because it doesn't suits his present lifestyle, fashion or job requirements and might cause embarrassment in front of his colleagues.
If a person is determined to find an excuse of not following anything he would be able to find out something to satisfy / console his heart that whatever he is presently practicing is right.
I have seen people who were able to convince themselves even with a simple reasoning that it is the decision of nature that beard grows on the face of a man and not on the face of a woman. And there are people who even after listening to all the authentic sources weren't ready to accept what was told to them.
Therefore, the best way is to pray to Allah (s.w.t) to open our heart towards the TRUTH and help us in following the right path which makes Allah (s.w.t) happy with us. After that we should do our own search through different sources without any predetermined set up of mind. BECAUSE once a person is able to reach a satisfactory truth after sincere and selfless hard word he value it and is ready to face any hindrance that comes in the way of his praciticng of that act.
Allah (s.w.t) knows best! May Allah (s.w.t) guide us all towards the right path. Ameen