The ruling on shortening the beard to seek employment in Western countries
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The questioner:
This questioner says: A Muslim man in the West is in urgent need of work. He says: This is a Muslim man in the West who needs work,
The Shaykh:
in the West.
The questioner:
Yes, in the Western countries, he needs work for himself and his needy family, consisting of a father and a mother. He has had several personal and telephone job interviews, reaching up to forty interviews, and he believes he was not accepted because of his beard. Is he allowed to shorten it to less than a fist's length?
The Shaykh:
One does not seek sustenance through disobedience to Allah; he should fear Allah[At-Talaq 65:2-3]. He never seeks sustenance through disobedience, neither by shaving his beard nor by shortening it nor by any other means. He holds fast to his religion and asks Allah, and Allah will open for him a door of sustenance from where he does not expect it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: A Muslim man in the West is in urgent need of work. He says: This is a Muslim man in the West who needs work,
The Shaykh:
in the West.
The questioner:
Yes, in the Western countries, he needs work for himself and his needy family, consisting of a father and a mother. He has had several personal and telephone job interviews, reaching up to forty interviews, and he believes he was not accepted because of his beard. Is he allowed to shorten it to less than a fist's length?
The Shaykh:
One does not seek sustenance through disobedience to Allah; he should fear Allah
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، تابع باب في الفتن 3 — islamhouse.com (53:19)
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