Is it a condition for the prohibition of shaving the beard, for example, that one intends to imitate the disbelievers?
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: Is intention a condition for the prohibition when imitating the disbelievers by shaving the beard?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Is it a condition for the prohibition that one intends to imitate the disbelievers in shaving the beard, for example?
The Shaykh:
It is forbidden because the Messenger prohibited it. He prohibited it, so if one disobeys the Messenger and commits the forbidden act, yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Imitating them and what one intends, or disobeying the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) by contradicting his command, is committing a forbidden act. If one intends to imitate them, that is an increase in evil and an increase in sin, yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: Is intention a condition for the prohibition when imitating the disbelievers by shaving the beard?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Is it a condition for the prohibition that one intends to imitate the disbelievers in shaving the beard, for example?
The Shaykh:
It is forbidden because the Messenger prohibited it. He prohibited it, so if one disobeys the Messenger and commits the forbidden act, yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Imitating them and what one intends, or disobeying the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) by contradicting his command, is committing a forbidden act. If one intends to imitate them, that is an increase in evil and an increase in sin, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [437 /1350] هل يشترط في تحريم حلق اللحية مثلا، أن يكون ناويًا التشبه بالكفار؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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