Shaving the Beard and the Fear of Disparaging Islam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I wish to let my beard grow in obedience to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but I feel I am not worthy of doing so because of the ugly deeds I commit. I fear that by doing this, I will disparage Islam. So what is the guidance, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
This is a whisper from Shaytan. Obey the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Obey this and leave Shaytan’s whispers.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I wish to let my beard grow in obedience to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but I feel I am not worthy of doing so because of the ugly deeds I commit. I fear that by doing this, I will disparage Islam. So what is the guidance, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
This is a whisper from Shaytan. Obey the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Trim your mustaches, let your beards grow, and grow your beards.
احفوا الشوارب وارخوا اللحى وفروا اللحى
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب العتق — islamhouse.com (54:07)
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