The Jews and the polytheists letting their beards hang down and the command to differ from them
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that the Jews, or some of the polytheists, let their beards hang down in the present time, and we have been commanded to differ from them.
Answer:
We were not commanded to differ from them in leaving the beard; we were commanded to differ from them in shaving it. As for if they leave their beards, then we agree with them if they leave their beards. The disbeliever who keeps his beard is better in appearance than the disbeliever who shaves his beard. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that the Jews, or some of the polytheists, let their beards hang down in the present time, and we have been commanded to differ from them.
Answer:
We were not commanded to differ from them in leaving the beard; we were commanded to differ from them in shaving it. As for if they leave their beards, then we agree with them if they leave their beards. The disbeliever who keeps his beard is better in appearance than the disbeliever who shaves his beard. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الختان — islamhouse.com (52:22)
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