The ruling on one who lets his garment hang below the ankles or shaves his beard out of fear of people

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person lets his garment hang below the ankles or shaves his beard out of fear or shyness of people, is this shirk (associating partners with Allah)?

Answer:
I have previously explained to you that fear is divided into three categories. The first is the fear of worship, which is accompanied by humility and submission; this is the fear of worship, and it is not permissible except for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The second type is fear of people in performing an obligatory act or leaving off a forbidden act or a disliked act; this is major shirk, such as leaving off enjoining good and forbidding evil, or leaving off calling to Allah out of fear of people. This is shirk. The third type is natural fear, such as fearing a wild beast or an enemy; a person is not held accountable for this, as it is natural fear.

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