What is the ruling on one who lets his beard grow in emulation of the Sunnah, but not out of love for the beard?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: One who lets his beard grow in emulation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and in obedience to his command, but not out of love for the beard, is he among those who hate what Allah has revealed?
Answer:
How is it not out of love for the beard? I mean, the one who does not love the Sunnah is the one who does not love the beard. Even if he says, "I love the Sunnah of the Messenger," if he hates the beard, he hates the Sunnah. This is a contradiction. Yes, emulating the Messenger while not loving the beard means not loving the Sunnah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: One who lets his beard grow in emulation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and in obedience to his command, but not out of love for the beard, is he among those who hate what Allah has revealed?
Answer:
How is it not out of love for the beard? I mean, the one who does not love the Sunnah is the one who does not love the beard. Even if he says, "I love the Sunnah of the Messenger," if he hates the beard, he hates the Sunnah. This is a contradiction. Yes, emulating the Messenger while not loving the beard means not loving the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من أطلق لحيته اقتداء بالسنة ولكن ليس حباً للحية؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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