The Ruling on Imitating the Disbelievers and Shaving the Beard, and Whether It Is a Major Sin
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is the one who falls into imitating the disbelievers considered to have committed a major sin? He gives as an example shaving the beard.
Answer:
Shaving the beard is not a major sin, except according to the school of thought that holds that persisting in a minor sin turns it into a major one. Otherwise, it is prohibited; it is prohibited, but no warning was mentioned along with the prohibition, so it is not a major sin. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is the one who falls into imitating the disbelievers considered to have committed a major sin? He gives as an example shaving the beard.
Answer:
Shaving the beard is not a major sin, except according to the school of thought that holds that persisting in a minor sin turns it into a major one. Otherwise, it is prohibited; it is prohibited, but no warning was mentioned along with the prohibition, so it is not a major sin. Yes.
Source
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