What is the ruling on obeying one's parents in the command to shave the beard?
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Question:
The questioner says: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. I am facing problems at home from my father. He always orders me to shave my beard, and when I refuse, he cuts off communication with me and does not speak to me for a long time. He is still angry with me today. The question is: should I shave it to please him, or leave it to please Allah? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The answer to this is clear, and you all know it: it is not permissible to obey a created being in disobedience to the Creator. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3696 Shaving the beard is a sin, and it is not permissible for you to obey anyone in it, neither your father nor anyone else.
The father says that Allah[Luqman 31:15] So do not obey anyone in disobedience to Allah, neither your father nor anyone else, even if he is displeased or angry. The anger of Allah is more severe than the anger of the father. So you must obey Allah the Exalted, even if your father is angry, because he has no right in this matter. He is the one who is wrong; he is the one who is wrong, and you are the one who is right. As long as he is the one who is wrong, his anger will not harm you, by the permission of Allah. Ask Allah for his guidance. Ask Allah, for Allah will guide him and make it clear to him that this is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and that shaving the beard is forbidden, and that it is one of the customs of the disbelievers, and that it is a sin against Allah and His Messenger. Make this clear to him, read to him the hadiths, and read to him the words of the scholars, perhaps Allah will guide him.
The questioner says: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. I am facing problems at home from my father. He always orders me to shave my beard, and when I refuse, he cuts off communication with me and does not speak to me for a long time. He is still angry with me today. The question is: should I shave it to please him, or leave it to please Allah? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The answer to this is clear, and you all know it: it is not permissible to obey a created being in disobedience to the Creator. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”
لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالقThe father says that Allah
But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me
وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم طاعة الوالدين في الأمر بحلق اللحية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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