The Ruling on Shaving the Beard
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the definitive ruling on shaving the beard, given that it is a form of imitating the disbelievers?
Answer:
The definitive ruling is that it is forbidden, because imitating the disbelievers is forbidden. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) And he said, “Let your beards grow long and differ from the Magians.” It is forbidden without a doubt; shaving it is forbidden, and letting it grow is obligatory, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the definitive ruling on shaving the beard, given that it is a form of imitating the disbelievers?
Answer:
The definitive ruling is that it is forbidden, because imitating the disbelievers is forbidden. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهم،
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