Is the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles and the one who shaves his beard among those who openly commit open sinfulness, whose backbiting is permissible?

The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles and the one who shaves his beard among those who let their garments hang below the ankles?

The Shaykh:
In what respect?

The questioner:
Is the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles and the one who shaves his beard among those who openly commit open sinfulness, whose backbiting is permissible? And may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
As for letting the garment hang below the ankles, it is a major sin among the major sins, and its doer is an open sinner, because the one who commits a major sin is an open sinner. As for shaving the beard, it is forbidden; it is forbidden and a disobedience, but it is not like letting the garment hang below the ankles. Letting the garment hang below the ankles is more severe, may Allah protect us from it. If one persists in shaving the beard, he becomes one who openly commits a sin. If he persists in it and does not change this ugly habit, this is among openly committing disobedience. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
Therefore, the Muslim must repent to Allah, abandon disobedience, and return to what is right and to the truth. He must not persist in falsehood and persist in sins, nor imitate people. It is obligatory for the one to whom the Sunnah has become clear and the truth has become clear to return to what is right.