Is the one who shaves his beard, lets his garment hang below the ankles, and smokes tobacco considered an open sinner?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is the one who shaves his beard, lets his garment hang below the ankles, smokes tobacco, and is lazy about prayer considered an open sinner?
Answer:
Minor sins do not make one an open sinner; that applies to major sins. However, the scholars mentioned that if a person persists in a minor sin and continues with it, it becomes a major sin, because this is a form of open defiance. Yes, so there is great danger in this, without a doubt. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is the one who shaves his beard, lets his garment hang below the ankles, smokes tobacco, and is lazy about prayer considered an open sinner?
Answer:
Minor sins do not make one an open sinner; that applies to major sins. However, the scholars mentioned that if a person persists in a minor sin and continues with it, it becomes a major sin, because this is a form of open defiance. Yes, so there is great danger in this, without a doubt. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1943- 4717] هل يعتبر فاسقا من يحلق لحيته ويسبل الثياب ويشرب الدخان ونحو ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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