The ruling on one who shaves the beard or mocks it
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Question:
Is one who considers shaving the beard permissible, or one who considers it a recommended practice, considered an apostate for that?
Answer:
No, he is not considered an apostate. He is considered one who has committed a major sin; he is considered one who has committed a forbidden act. Not everyone who commits a forbidden act is an apostate. Forbidden acts differ. The one who shaves the beard has committed a forbidden act. What he commits is considered a sin, and he is not considered an apostate. But if he mocks the beard, there is a difference between the two. If he mocks the beard and says, "The religion is not about hair, what is this nonsense?"—meaning, if he mocks the Sunnah, he becomes a disbeliever. If he mocks it, he becomes a disbeliever. But if he shaves it without mocking it or its people, this is considered a major sin, and he is not considered an apostate. Yes.
Is one who considers shaving the beard permissible, or one who considers it a recommended practice, considered an apostate for that?
Answer:
No, he is not considered an apostate. He is considered one who has committed a major sin; he is considered one who has committed a forbidden act. Not everyone who commits a forbidden act is an apostate. Forbidden acts differ. The one who shaves the beard has committed a forbidden act. What he commits is considered a sin, and he is not considered an apostate. But if he mocks the beard, there is a difference between the two. If he mocks the beard and says, "The religion is not about hair, what is this nonsense?"—meaning, if he mocks the Sunnah, he becomes a disbeliever. If he mocks it, he becomes a disbeliever. But if he shaves it without mocking it or its people, this is considered a major sin, and he is not considered an apostate. Yes.
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