What is the ruling on a barber shaving the beards of his customers?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : I want to ask you a question, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the beard.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I am a barber, of course.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So I want to ask you about the ruling on the beard when I shave it, I cannot. I mean.
The Shaykh : Do you keep your beard or shave it?
The questioner : Me?
The Shaykh : Or me?!
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I am asking about others, I mean.
The Shaykh : No, I am asking you.
The questioner : No, praise be to Allah, I let it grow.
The Shaykh : You are not shaving your beard?
The questioner: No, no.
The Shaykh : Okay, why are you not shaving it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Why are you not shaving your beard?
The questioner : It is better not to shave it.
The Shaykh : Hahaha, you do not understand my question?
The questioner : I am telling you that you are not shaving your beard? I told you no, I am telling you why you are not shaving it.
The Shaykh : Yes, I am telling you why you do not shave it, since you are a barber?
The questioner : Ah, yes, for the sake of the command.
The Shaykh : Okay, is this command specific to you?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Is this command directed only to you or to all Muslims?
The questioner : No, of course, and knowledge is with Allah, it is for all Muslims.
The Shaykh : Okay, and are you helping the Muslims to carry out the command or to violate the command?
The questioner : I do not understand you.
The Shaykh : Why do you not understand me? I am speaking in German!
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Why do you not understand me?!
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The command to let the beard grow.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it directed specifically to you or to every Muslim?
The questioner : To every Muslim.
The Shaykh : Okay, are you helping every Muslim to carry out the command or to violate the command? When you shave the beards of your customers?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Are you helping them to carry out the command or to violate the command?
The questioner : No, I am helping them not to carry out the command. No.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah guide you, it is not permissible, my brother, it is not permissible, just as it is forbidden for you to shave your own beard.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden for you to shave the beard of your Muslim brother.
The questioner : Shave his beard!
The Shaykh : It is forbidden for you.
The questioner : So does the sin fall on me?
The Shaykh : Of course!
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : I want to ask you a question, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the beard.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I am a barber, of course.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So I want to ask you about the ruling on the beard when I shave it, I cannot. I mean.
The Shaykh : Do you keep your beard or shave it?
The questioner : Me?
The Shaykh : Or me?!
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I am asking about others, I mean.
The Shaykh : No, I am asking you.
The questioner : No, praise be to Allah, I let it grow.
The Shaykh : You are not shaving your beard?
The questioner: No, no.
The Shaykh : Okay, why are you not shaving it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Why are you not shaving your beard?
The questioner : It is better not to shave it.
The Shaykh : Hahaha, you do not understand my question?
The questioner : I am telling you that you are not shaving your beard? I told you no, I am telling you why you are not shaving it.
The Shaykh : Yes, I am telling you why you do not shave it, since you are a barber?
The questioner : Ah, yes, for the sake of the command.
The Shaykh : Okay, is this command specific to you?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Is this command directed only to you or to all Muslims?
The questioner : No, of course, and knowledge is with Allah, it is for all Muslims.
The Shaykh : Okay, and are you helping the Muslims to carry out the command or to violate the command?
The questioner : I do not understand you.
The Shaykh : Why do you not understand me? I am speaking in German!
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Why do you not understand me?!
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The command to let the beard grow.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it directed specifically to you or to every Muslim?
The questioner : To every Muslim.
The Shaykh : Okay, are you helping every Muslim to carry out the command or to violate the command? When you shave the beards of your customers?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Are you helping them to carry out the command or to violate the command?
The questioner : No, I am helping them not to carry out the command. No.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah guide you, it is not permissible, my brother, it is not permissible, just as it is forbidden for you to shave your own beard.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden for you to shave the beard of your Muslim brother.
The questioner : Shave his beard!
The Shaykh : It is forbidden for you.
The questioner : So does the sin fall on me?
The Shaykh : Of course!
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
Source
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