The ruling on mocking a specific person's beard
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who mocks a specific person's beard, not the beard in general?
Answer:
If he mocks the beard on the basis that it is a sunnah (recommended practice), this is apostasy from the religion of the Muslim. As for if he mocks the person himself, this is a major sin, because mocking a Muslim is not permissible; it is a major sin among the major sins.[Al-Hujurat 49:12] And do not insult one another with bad names. Returning to belittling a Muslim is a major sin among the major sins. As for if he intends the beard in that it is a sunnah and mocks letting the beard grow, this is apostasy from the religion of Islam.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who mocks a specific person's beard, not the beard in general?
Answer:
If he mocks the beard on the basis that it is a sunnah (recommended practice), this is apostasy from the religion of the Muslim. As for if he mocks the person himself, this is a major sin, because mocking a Muslim is not permissible; it is a major sin among the major sins.
or backbite each other
وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب احترام أسماء الله تعالى وتغيير الاسم لأجل ذلك، وباب من هزل بشيء فيه ذكر الله أو القرآن أو الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فهو كافر — islamhouse.com (1:09:01)
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