Some men on satellite channels wear beards for the sake of acting; is this considered mocking the religion?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are some men on satellite channels and television who wear beards and mustaches for the sake of acting with them; is this considered mocking the religion?
Answer:
Yes. Are they shaven and wearing artificial beards and artificial mustaches? Yes, this is mockery of the religion and making fun of the religion. So their work is not permissible. Yes. They combine two crimes: the crime of shaving the beards and the crime of wearing something that is not part of their creation. Yes, and the one who adorns himself with what he has not been given is like one who wears two garments of falsehood; it is not permissible for him to do so. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are some men on satellite channels and television who wear beards and mustaches for the sake of acting with them; is this considered mocking the religion?
Answer:
Yes. Are they shaven and wearing artificial beards and artificial mustaches? Yes, this is mockery of the religion and making fun of the religion. So their work is not permissible. Yes. They combine two crimes: the crime of shaving the beards and the crime of wearing something that is not part of their creation. Yes, and the one who adorns himself with what he has not been given is like one who wears two garments of falsehood; it is not permissible for him to do so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [271 -954] بعض الرجال في القنوات الفضائية يضعون لحية لأجل التمثيل، فهل يعد هذا من الاستهزاء بالدين؟ — youtube.com
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