The Ruling on Mocking the Beard
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on one who mocks the beard?
The Shaykh:
One who mocks something established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), even if it is only recommended, becomes an apostate. One who mocks the sunnah of using the miswak, mocks letting the beard grow, mocks trimming the mustache—this person becomes an apostate, an apostate from the religion of Islam, may Allah protect us from that, because he belittles a legal ruling and a sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)[At-Tawbah 9:65] This falls under that, because these are legal rulings, and it is not permissible to mock them, even if they are recommended practices.
The questioner:
He argues from himself, or from the book of command.
The Shaykh:
This is their own talk, not what is from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We say: The Messenger said and the command implies obligation. What is your evidence that it is recommended? Give us evidence that it is recommended. He said: These are commands, and the command is for obligation, unless you bring us evidence that this is for recommendation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
What is the ruling on one who mocks the beard?
The Shaykh:
One who mocks something established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), even if it is only recommended, becomes an apostate. One who mocks the sunnah of using the miswak, mocks letting the beard grow, mocks trimming the mustache—this person becomes an apostate, an apostate from the religion of Islam, may Allah protect us from that, because he belittles a legal ruling and a sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Say, "Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?"
قُلْ أَبِاللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَThe questioner:
He argues from himself, or from the book of command.
The Shaykh:
This is their own talk, not what is from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We say: The Messenger said
and let the beards grow
وفروا اللحىand let the beards grow, and honor the beards, and let the beards hang down, and loosen the beards
وفروا اللحى أكرموا اللحى أرسلوا اللحى أرخوا اللحىThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/106 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (28:03)
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