Trimming the beard to visit a sick father in another country
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says that his father lives in another country and is ill. When he wants to visit him in that country, he must shave his beard to be able to do so; otherwise, he will be subjected to torture or killed. His question is: Is it permissible for him to trim his beard for this dire necessity?
Answer:
They are not subjected to what is being said; nothing happens to them, and they are not exposed to security issues. Even if they have beards, most of them are in the same situation as those who do not have beards, and nothing happens to them, nor are they threatened. They are never subjected to what is being claimed. This is among the rumors that some people spread. They are not subjected to it; no harm has befallen him, and he has not violated security.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says that his father lives in another country and is ill. When he wants to visit him in that country, he must shave his beard to be able to do so; otherwise, he will be subjected to torture or killed. His question is: Is it permissible for him to trim his beard for this dire necessity?
Answer:
They are not subjected to what is being said; nothing happens to them, and they are not exposed to security issues. Even if they have beards, most of them are in the same situation as those who do not have beards, and nothing happens to them, nor are they threatened. They are never subjected to what is being claimed. This is among the rumors that some people spread. They are not subjected to it; no harm has befallen him, and he has not violated security.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الطهارة والسترة للطواف — islamhouse.com (1:04:56)
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