The doctor who shaves his beard and mixes with women: is he considered an open sinner?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a doctor shaves his beard and mixes with women, is he considered a fasiq (open sinner) because of that?
Answer:
It depends on whether shaving the beard is among the major sins or among the forbidden things that are not major sins? And if it is among the minor sins, does persisting in it make it a major sin? Does persisting in a minor sin turn it into a major one? There is discussion among the scholars regarding this. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a doctor shaves his beard and mixes with women, is he considered a fasiq (open sinner) because of that?
Answer:
It depends on whether shaving the beard is among the major sins or among the forbidden things that are not major sins? And if it is among the minor sins, does persisting in it make it a major sin? Does persisting in a minor sin turn it into a major one? There is discussion among the scholars regarding this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 069 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الوصايا / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:04)
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