The ruling on shaving the beard due to a government decree
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We are some of the young men from one of the Arab countries, and a decree has been issued with us that mandates shaving the beard for anyone who has one. They are ordered to do so, or they are dismissed from their jobs if they do not shave it. What should we do? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
But the decision of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was issued fourteen hundred and twenty-six years ago, in his saying: "Let the beards grow, honor the beards, let the beards hang down." And his decision (peace and blessings be upon him) was issued in his saying: "There is no obedience to any created being in disobedience to the Creator." And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] Is sustenance limited to this job? Seek sustenance in other things that do not involve disobedience.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We are some of the young men from one of the Arab countries, and a decree has been issued with us that mandates shaving the beard for anyone who has one. They are ordered to do so, or they are dismissed from their jobs if they do not shave it. What should we do? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
But the decision of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was issued fourteen hundred and twenty-six years ago, in his saying: "Let the beards grow, honor the beards, let the beards hang down." And his decision (peace and blessings be upon him) was issued in his saying: "There is no obedience to any created being in disobedience to the Creator." And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
Source
حلق اللحية — alfawzan.live
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