What is the ruling on letting the beard grow for a man, and what is the ruling on one who shaves it?
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on letting the beard grow for a man? And what is the ruling on one who shaves it?
The Shaykh:
Letting the beard grow for a man is obligatory; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, he commanded letting the beards grow, honoring them, letting them hang down, and keeping them, and he forbade shaving the beards and imitating the Majus, imitating the polytheists. He said (peace and blessings be upon him) So shaving it is forbidden, it involves imitating the disbelievers; and because it is a contradiction of the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) command to let it grow; because it is a distinguishing mark between the man and the woman, and it is beauty for the man. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good,
The questioner:
You are asking about the ruling on one who shaves it, O Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
His ruling is that he is sinful, having committed a forbidden act.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him. Yes.
What is the ruling on letting the beard grow for a man? And what is the ruling on one who shaves it?
The Shaykh:
Letting the beard grow for a man is obligatory; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, he commanded letting the beards grow, honoring them, letting them hang down, and keeping them, and he forbade shaving the beards and imitating the Majus, imitating the polytheists. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)
Differ from the polytheists,
خالفوا المشركين،Let the beards grow, and trim the mustaches,
أعفوا اللحى، وجزوا الشوارب،The questioner:
You are asking about the ruling on one who shaves it, O Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
His ruling is that he is sinful, having committed a forbidden act.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إطلاق اللحية للرجل، وما حكم من يقوم بحلقها؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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