Is it permissible for a man whose beard has not grown to seek treatment to make it grow? And likewise, if a woman has a beard, is it permissible for her to shave it off?
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The Shaykh : ...What?
The questioner: Is it permissible to ...?
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible. Everything must be left as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) created it, as long as this unusual condition does not prevent the afflicted person from his ordinary, natural interests. Because this falls under changing the creation of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). If Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has established His Sunnah to create a man without a beard, and a woman without a beard, then without doubt this is for a profound wisdom that some people may understand and most people may not know.
So if we see another type of Allah's (Mighty and Majestic) creation in these two sexes, male and female, such as creating a man without a beard, or a woman with a beard; this is also the creation of Allah. But relative to what we are accustomed to, we find it strange and unusual, a white man without a beard. But this is the creation of Allah, and we must accustom ourselves to receiving every creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with submission to it and satisfaction with it. Because Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as He said:[Al-Qasas 28:68] (Glorified and Exalted is He) .
The questioner :[Al-Qasas 28:68] .
The Shaykh :[Al-Qasas 28:68] .
So the choice of Allah to create what He creates is sufficient for us to understand that it is a choice from Allah, and that is enough. So if Allah (Mighty and Majestic) chooses to create a man, as we said, a white man with a beard.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: No, a white man without a beard, yes, that is right. So it is not permissible for that man, even though this is a theoretical matter for our present age, to use any means that may exist to grow his beard, as long as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has created him as a model of a new type of creation among men without a beard. Because that means he did not approve of the creation of Allah, and Allah says:[Al-Baqarah 2:138] What is it?
Those present : ... .
The Shaykh:[Al-Baqarah 2:138], so the one who is afflicted in his opinion and claim that Allah created him without a beard should be satisfied with this divine choice. On the exact opposite; the woman for whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) grows a beard, even if it is light, should be satisfied and submit to this creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in which none of His servants shares with Him.
So it is necessary to leave everything as Allah created it, except if a text comes, and that is missing.
The questioner: ... generally, meaning as an exception.
The Shaykh: My brother, imitation is from the action of the human being, and this is from the creation of the Most Merciful, and these are two matters that are not equal, as is apparent.
Other than that?
The questioner: Is it permissible to ...?
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible. Everything must be left as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) created it, as long as this unusual condition does not prevent the afflicted person from his ordinary, natural interests. Because this falls under changing the creation of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). If Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has established His Sunnah to create a man without a beard, and a woman without a beard, then without doubt this is for a profound wisdom that some people may understand and most people may not know.
So if we see another type of Allah's (Mighty and Majestic) creation in these two sexes, male and female, such as creating a man without a beard, or a woman with a beard; this is also the creation of Allah. But relative to what we are accustomed to, we find it strange and unusual, a white man without a beard. But this is the creation of Allah, and we must accustom ourselves to receiving every creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with submission to it and satisfaction with it. Because Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as He said:
And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice
وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُabout what they associate [with Him]
عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَThe questioner :
Exalted is Allah and high
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَىThe Shaykh :
Exalted is Allah and high above what they associate with Him.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَSo the choice of Allah to create what He creates is sufficient for us to understand that it is a choice from Allah, and that is enough. So if Allah (Mighty and Majestic) chooses to create a man, as we said, a white man with a beard.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: No, a white man without a beard, yes, that is right. So it is not permissible for that man, even though this is a theoretical matter for our present age, to use any means that may exist to grow his beard, as long as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has created him as a model of a new type of creation among men without a beard. Because that means he did not approve of the creation of Allah, and Allah says:
And who is better than Allah
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِThose present : ... .
The Shaykh:
the religion of Allah. And who is better than Allah in [ordaining] religion?
صِبْغَةَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ صِبْغَةًSo it is necessary to leave everything as Allah created it, except if a text comes, and that is missing.
The questioner: ... generally, meaning as an exception.
The Shaykh: My brother, imitation is from the action of the human being, and this is from the creation of the Most Merciful, and these are two matters that are not equal, as is apparent.
Other than that?
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