Shaving the beard when traveling to a country that prohibits it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am from a country where letting the beard grow is prohibited, and I may even face imprisonment and beating if I travel there with my beard. His question is: Is it permissible for me to shave it while I am traveling to my country?
Answer:
No, this is a sin and is not permissible,Mishkat al-Masabih 3696. And I do not think they will harm you if you have not done anything wrong and have not transgressed against anyone. I do not think they will harm you.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am from a country where letting the beard grow is prohibited, and I may even face imprisonment and beating if I travel there with my beard. His question is: Is it permissible for me to shave it while I am traveling to my country?
Answer:
No, this is a sin and is not permissible,
A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”
لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالق
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقتل من الدواب في الحرم والإحرام — islamhouse.com (1:01:30)
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