The Ruling on Shaving the Beard, Letting Garments Hang Below the Ankles, and Smoking
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Question:
Shaving the beard, letting garments hang below the ankles, and smoking are considered among the things loved by non-Muslims.
Answer:
These are forbidden. There is a specific prohibition against letting garments hang below the ankles, a specific prohibition against shaving the beard, and smoking falls under the general prohibitions in the Book and the Sunnah against impurities and harms. This is because smoke is impure and harmful, and it has no benefit. It also involves wasting money and spending it without any gain. Therefore, it is forbidden. It is not a matter of imitating the disbelievers, but rather because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited these things for their own sake, or because they fall, like smoking, under the general principles of the Shari'ah that prohibit harms, prohibit wasting wealth, and prohibit impurities. Thus, it is forbidden for several reasons, not because of imitation. Yes.
It is known that the majority of disbelievers do not let their garments hang below the ankles; rather, they wear a covering and short trousers and do not let them hang down. Letting garments hang below the ankles refers to long robes, shirts, and long trousers. Yes, regarding the beard, it is reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited shaving it because it involves imitation, as shaving it imitates the polytheists and the Zoroastrians. So, there is imitation of the disbelievers in shaving it. As for letting garments hang below the ankles, this is a forbidden derivative ruling, and so is smoking. Not because of imitation, but because of the harm, because of the impurity, and because of wasting money without any benefit.
Shaving the beard, letting garments hang below the ankles, and smoking are considered among the things loved by non-Muslims.
Answer:
These are forbidden. There is a specific prohibition against letting garments hang below the ankles, a specific prohibition against shaving the beard, and smoking falls under the general prohibitions in the Book and the Sunnah against impurities and harms. This is because smoke is impure and harmful, and it has no benefit. It also involves wasting money and spending it without any gain. Therefore, it is forbidden. It is not a matter of imitating the disbelievers, but rather because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited these things for their own sake, or because they fall, like smoking, under the general principles of the Shari'ah that prohibit harms, prohibit wasting wealth, and prohibit impurities. Thus, it is forbidden for several reasons, not because of imitation. Yes.
It is known that the majority of disbelievers do not let their garments hang below the ankles; rather, they wear a covering and short trousers and do not let them hang down. Letting garments hang below the ankles refers to long robes, shirts, and long trousers. Yes, regarding the beard, it is reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited shaving it because it involves imitation, as shaving it imitates the polytheists and the Zoroastrians. So, there is imitation of the disbelievers in shaving it. As for letting garments hang below the ankles, this is a forbidden derivative ruling, and so is smoking. Not because of imitation, but because of the harm, because of the impurity, and because of wasting money without any benefit.
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