The Entry of the Perpetrator of Major Sins into the Verse
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the one who commits some of the major sins, such as shaving the beard and letting the garment hang below the ankles, fall under the verse?
Answer:
The thing upon which there is consensus regarding its prohibition. Yes. As for the thing in which there is disagreement, perhaps one follows the one who says this due to a desire in his heart or an opinion. This is like what we said. It is considered a sin or a major sin among the major sins. But one does not become a disbeliever on account of it. He is considered a sinner and a transgressor. Yes. But if he says, “Even if it contradicts the hadith, I will shave my beard, even if it contradicts the hadith,” this is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the one who commits some of the major sins, such as shaving the beard and letting the garment hang below the ankles, fall under the verse?
Answer:
The thing upon which there is consensus regarding its prohibition. Yes. As for the thing in which there is disagreement, perhaps one follows the one who says this due to a desire in his heart or an opinion. This is like what we said. It is considered a sin or a major sin among the major sins. But one does not become a disbeliever on account of it. He is considered a sinner and a transgressor. Yes. But if he says, “Even if it contradicts the hadith, I will shave my beard, even if it contradicts the hadith,” this is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من أطاع العلماء والأمراء في تحريم ما أحل الله أو تحليل ما حرم الله فقد اتخذهم أربابًا من دون الله — islamhouse.com (1:12:35)
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