The Ruling on a Doctor Who Mixes with Women and the Persistence of a Minor Sin
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Question:
If a doctor lets his beard hang down or mixes with women, does that make him an open sinner? And we return to the whole solution: is it among the major sins, or is it among the forbidden things that are not major sins? And if it is among the minor sins, does persisting in it make it a major sin, or does one persist in the minor sin?
Answer:
It turns it into a major sin. There is discussion among the scholars regarding this.
If a doctor lets his beard hang down or mixes with women, does that make him an open sinner? And we return to the whole solution: is it among the major sins, or is it among the forbidden things that are not major sins? And if it is among the minor sins, does persisting in it make it a major sin, or does one persist in the minor sin?
Answer:
It turns it into a major sin. There is discussion among the scholars regarding this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/102 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:12:42)
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