Shaving the beard, imitating the disbelievers, and women
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The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is shaving the beard not among the major sins, since it is imitating women and also imitating the disbelievers, and a curse has been reported for imitating them?
The Shaykh:
If his intention is imitation, this falls under the category of major sins. However, if he shaves it thinking that this is perfection, that this is what people do, and that this is the way, then it is a sin without a doubt. If he intends to imitate the disbelievers and intends to imitate women, this is a major sin, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the men who imitate women.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
But none of them, if you told him, "You are like a woman," would be pleased or happy; he does not intend to imitate women, but a bad habit has overcome him, and he does not intend to imitate women.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is shaving the beard not among the major sins, since it is imitating women and also imitating the disbelievers, and a curse has been reported for imitating them?
The Shaykh:
If his intention is imitation, this falls under the category of major sins. However, if he shaves it thinking that this is perfection, that this is what people do, and that this is the way, then it is a sin without a doubt. If he intends to imitate the disbelievers and intends to imitate women, this is a major sin, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the men who imitate women.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
But none of them, if you told him, "You are like a woman," would be pleased or happy; he does not intend to imitate women, but a bad habit has overcome him, and he does not intend to imitate women.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ } — islamhouse.com (1:09:39)
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