Is it permissible to shave the beard if leaving it grows causes harm?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If I go out and travel to my country outside these lands, I face persecution because I have let my beard grow. Is it permissible to shave it while I am on leave, or not?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. You must be patient. Keep your beard and be patient with what befalls you, for this is patience in religion and in the Sunnah. Be patient, and you will be rewarded, if Allah wills.[At-Talaq 65:2-3] You should be patient. And Allah knows best. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If I go out and travel to my country outside these lands, I face persecution because I have let my beard grow. Is it permissible to shave it while I am on leave, or not?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. You must be patient. Keep your beard and be patient with what befalls you, for this is patience in religion and in the Sunnah. Be patient, and you will be rewarded, if Allah wills.
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [560- 4717] هل يجوز حلق اللحية إذا كان في إعفائها ضرر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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