The ruling on likening a bearded man to a male goat

Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a question from one of the female listeners. She says: We often hear some men likening the beard to something from the animals, such as a sheep, for example, or a male goat. We have advised them, and they say that this is just a joke. What is the ruling on likening it to that? What is the ruling on that likening in the Shari'ah? Is it from mocking the religion?

Answer:
If their intention is to mock growing the beard, then this is considered mocking the religion, because growing the beard is obligatory and it is one of the matters of the religion. So there is great danger in this. It is obligatory for them to repent to Allah the Exalted and not to return to that. And if their intention is to mock the person for his own sake, not for the sake of the beard, but rather they are mocking the person, then this is forbidden and a major sin among the major sins, because mocking a Muslim is not permissible. Allah the Exalted and Majestic said: So in any case, mocking a Muslim is not permissible. If that mockery is of his action in following the Sunnah, then the matter is very serious. And if the mockery is of him for his person, then this is forbidden and a major sin among the major sins. So the Muslim must not mock his Muslim brother in any way. Yes.