The ruling on one who dies while persisting in shaving his beard
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Question:
He says: If a person dies while persisting in shaving his beard, does he die upon a major sin among the major sins, as this fatwa was transmitted from you?
Answer:
This is according to the view that persisting in a minor sin turns it into a major one. If he persists in it by being lax or negligent about it, it takes on the ruling of a major sin. So there is danger in persisting in sins, even if they are minor. Yes.
He says: If a person dies while persisting in shaving his beard, does he die upon a major sin among the major sins, as this fatwa was transmitted from you?
Answer:
This is according to the view that persisting in a minor sin turns it into a major one. If he persists in it by being lax or negligent about it, it takes on the ruling of a major sin. So there is danger in persisting in sins, even if they are minor. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الختان — islamhouse.com (43:56)
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