Ibn 'Umar's action of taking from the beard and the ruling on shaving it
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The questioner:
Your statement regarding what is recorded in his book is that he does not preserve what came from the later narrators.
The Shaykh:
Ibn 'Umar did not do this constantly; rather, he did it when he exited the state of ihram. The scholars asked: Was this an exercise of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) on his part (may Allah be pleased with him)? It was an exercise of independent legal reasoning on his part (may Allah be pleased with him), so it is not adopted, because the evidence indicates the obligation to grow the beard, honor it, and not cut it. If one of the Companions exercised independent legal reasoning and his reasoning contradicted the evidence, it is not adopted. Every word is taken from the words of the Companions and others, except the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
In its original state, it is not a major sin because no warning or fixed punishment is attached to it, and the definition of a major sin does not apply to it. However, it may become a major sin if one persists in it, because persisting in a minor sin turns it into a major one. It may reach the level of a major sin if one persists in it after knowing the ruling and knowing the evidence, yet continues anyway. It is not far-fetched that this would turn into a major sin and become an act of open defiance. Yes.
Your statement regarding what is recorded in his book is that he does not preserve what came from the later narrators.
The Shaykh:
Ibn 'Umar did not do this constantly; rather, he did it when he exited the state of ihram. The scholars asked: Was this an exercise of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) on his part (may Allah be pleased with him)? It was an exercise of independent legal reasoning on his part (may Allah be pleased with him), so it is not adopted, because the evidence indicates the obligation to grow the beard, honor it, and not cut it. If one of the Companions exercised independent legal reasoning and his reasoning contradicted the evidence, it is not adopted. Every word is taken from the words of the Companions and others, except the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
In its original state, it is not a major sin because no warning or fixed punishment is attached to it, and the definition of a major sin does not apply to it. However, it may become a major sin if one persists in it, because persisting in a minor sin turns it into a major one. It may reach the level of a major sin if one persists in it after knowing the ruling and knowing the evidence, yet continues anyway. It is not far-fetched that this would turn into a major sin and become an act of open defiance. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 1 — islamhouse.com (51:10)
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