The Ruling on Shaving the Beard When Facing Harassment
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Question:
We ask for clarification of the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding shaving the beard, and when a person is compelled to shave it if he is facing harassment in his country?
Answer:
He should be patient with his religion and be patient with the beard. He should not compromise, even if he suffers the harm he is suffering. There is no dire necessity to shave the beard, ever. There is no necessity, but rather, be patient with the harm. Yes, there is harm, there is harassment. Be patient. Dire necessity is if they kill you, and they say, "Either you shave your beard or we will kill you," or if they detain you and shave your beard. This is compulsion: either compulsion or dire necessity. As for merely being harassed and harmed, be patient with that. Praise be to Allah, you are in the right, and they are in the wrong, so do not submit to them.
We ask for clarification of the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding shaving the beard, and when a person is compelled to shave it if he is facing harassment in his country?
Answer:
He should be patient with his religion and be patient with the beard. He should not compromise, even if he suffers the harm he is suffering. There is no dire necessity to shave the beard, ever. There is no necessity, but rather, be patient with the harm. Yes, there is harm, there is harassment. Be patient. Dire necessity is if they kill you, and they say, "Either you shave your beard or we will kill you," or if they detain you and shave your beard. This is compulsion: either compulsion or dire necessity. As for merely being harassed and harmed, be patient with that. Praise be to Allah, you are in the right, and they are in the wrong, so do not submit to them.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، درس التفسير في الحرم [2] — alfawzan.live (59:19)
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