What is the ruling on one who insists on shaving the beard and claims that it is a recommended practice?
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who insists on shaving the beard and claims that it is a recommended practice?
Answer:
Shaving the beard is forbidden. So the one who insists on shaving it is insisting on what is forbidden, and this turns it from a forbidden act into a major sin if he persists in it. He should fear Allah the Mighty and Majestic and let his beard grow. He should obey the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Let the beards grow, let the beards hang down, let the beards grow long. These are commands from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). How can one disobey the Messenger? He should let his beard grow, for it is beauty for him, praise be to Allah. It is beauty and perfection for a man, distinguishing him from a woman.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who insists on shaving the beard and claims that it is a recommended practice?
Answer:
Shaving the beard is forbidden. So the one who insists on shaving it is insisting on what is forbidden, and this turns it from a forbidden act into a major sin if he persists in it. He should fear Allah the Mighty and Majestic and let his beard grow. He should obey the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Let the beards grow, let the beards hang down, let the beards grow long. These are commands from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). How can one disobey the Messenger? He should let his beard grow, for it is beauty for him, praise be to Allah. It is beauty and perfection for a man, distinguishing him from a woman.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يصر على حلق اللحية، ويقول بأنها سنة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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