Advice to those who sell forbidden goods

Question:
The last question is a request from some of the brothers present for Your Eminence the Shaykh to direct a word to some of the merchant brothers and shop owners, advising them against selling the forbidden things in which some Muslims may fall, such as tobacco or others. We ask Your Eminence to direct advice to the shop owners and merchants, perhaps Allah the Exalted will benefit them with this advice.

Answer:
Yes. We advise all our Muslim brothers, merchants and others, and we urge them all to beware of selling what Allah has forbidden, such as selling tobacco, intoxicants, or entertainment devices. We warn them not to sell what Allah has forbidden. We advise all merchants and all brothers to beware of approaching what Allah has forbidden, whether selling wine, narcotics, tobacco, or shaving beards. We warn them against all of this. We urge them to be cautious of this matter. Barbers should beware of shaving people's beards. It is obligatory for one who practices barbering to advise the one who requests it, so he does not shave, and he does not trim a beard, but he may trim the mustache, there is no harm in that, and he may trim the nails, there is no harm in that. As for shaving the beard and cutting it, the obligatory thing is to be cautious of that, so that he does not become a partner in the sin. For Allah says: the sin. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Trim the mustaches, and let the beards grow, and differ from the polytheists." It is obligatory for the believer to fear Allah and to beware of disobeying the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So if someone comes to him and says, "Shave my beard" or "Trim it," he says, "No, fear Allah. It is not permissible, it is not permissible for you. Let the beard grow and leave it long, and differ from those who have fallen into the disobedience of Allah and His Messenger." And so it is with the rest of the prohibitions; caution is obligatory. This is like the satellite dishes that have afflicted people; we advise abandoning them and being cautious of them. It is obligatory to be cautious of listening to entertainment on the radio, on the satellite, on television, or in anything else. It is obligatory to be cautious. It is obligatory for the believer to be cautious of what Allah has forbidden him, such as listening to entertainment instruments, acquiring a satellite dish, or listening to what Allah has forbidden in a bedroom or elsewhere. The obligatory thing is to fear Allah and to strive to listen to what is good. He listens to the Qur'an, he listens to advice, to circles of knowledge, he listens to what is good. As for listening to what Allah has forbidden, this is among the causes of the hardness of his heart, among the causes of the diseases of his heart, and among the causes of the anger of Allah. So the obligatory thing is to be cautious. We ask Allah for success for everyone. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his companions.