What is the ruling on one who lets his beard grow while he dislikes doing so?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is your view on one who lets his beard grow, and says about himself, in his own heart, that he does not like it, and that he wants it to be short, but he lets it grow because it is obligatory, only because it is. And he says at the same time that he does not like it, and that he wants it to be short, but he lets it grow because it is obligatory, only obligatory. Yes, indeed.
Answer:
This is nonsense. He says he lets it grow because it is obligatory, so he is admitting that growing the beard is obligatory. But if he says he dislikes it, that is dangerous, very dangerous, because he is disliking the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He is in danger of apostasy, because one who dislikes the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) becomes an apostate. So he must repent to Allah and leave this speech which has no good in it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is your view on one who lets his beard grow, and says about himself, in his own heart, that he does not like it, and that he wants it to be short, but he lets it grow because it is obligatory, only because it is. And he says at the same time that he does not like it, and that he wants it to be short, but he lets it grow because it is obligatory, only obligatory. Yes, indeed.
Answer:
This is nonsense. He says he lets it grow because it is obligatory, so he is admitting that growing the beard is obligatory. But if he says he dislikes it, that is dangerous, very dangerous, because he is disliking the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He is in danger of apostasy, because one who dislikes the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) becomes an apostate. So he must repent to Allah and leave this speech which has no good in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يطلق لحيته وهو يكره ذلك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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