Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah protect & preserve him) was asked the following question:

“In some Masjids the caretakers post a note that only people with Sunnah beard will be allowed in the first Saff. And in some Masjids people without a Sunnah beard are forced out of the first Saff. Is this action correct?”

Sayyidi replied:
“This is tanfeer (driving people away from Deen). This is not correct.”

Intekhab e Kaiseri, Ramadan 1440, DarulUloom Karachi office , post zohar majlis