What is the ruling on the money of the barber who shaves beards and shaves heads in a bald pattern?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: I am the owner of a barbershop, and I shave beards and cut hair in a bald pattern. Is the money I earn from this work forbidden or lawful?
Answer:
This money is forbidden because it is in exchange for a sin, in exchange for an act of sin. Shaving the beard is forbidden, and cutting the head in a bald pattern—shaving some of it and leaving some—is imitating the disbelievers. This is forbidden, and taking a fee for it is forbidden. So you must fear Allah and restrict yourself to permissible barbering, and do not engage in forbidden barbering. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: I am the owner of a barbershop, and I shave beards and cut hair in a bald pattern. Is the money I earn from this work forbidden or lawful?
Answer:
This money is forbidden because it is in exchange for a sin, in exchange for an act of sin. Shaving the beard is forbidden, and cutting the head in a bald pattern—shaving some of it and leaving some—is imitating the disbelievers. This is forbidden, and taking a fee for it is forbidden. So you must fear Allah and restrict yourself to permissible barbering, and do not engage in forbidden barbering. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مال الحلاق الذي يحلق اللحى والقزع؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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