The Ruling on Shaving the Head and Making It a Habit
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on shaving the entire head and making it a habit? And does one who makes it a habit thereby imitate the Khawarij?
Answer:
This is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it. Shaving the head is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it, and it does not mean imitating the Khawarij. The Khawarij have a known methodology: declaring Muslims to be disbelievers and rebelling against the one in authority. As for shaving the head, it is permissible. Leaving it as is is permissible. Is it like the Khawarij? No. Yes.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on shaving the entire head and making it a habit? And does one who makes it a habit thereby imitate the Khawarij?
Answer:
This is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it. Shaving the head is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it, and it does not mean imitating the Khawarij. The Khawarij have a known methodology: declaring Muslims to be disbelievers and rebelling against the one in authority. As for shaving the head, it is permissible. Leaving it as is is permissible. Is it like the Khawarij? No. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [252 /641] ما حكم حلق الرأس كله؟ وهل يعد ذلك تشبها بالخوارج؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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