If the police or gendarmerie punishes a soldier by shaving half of his beard and leaving the other half, is it permissible for him to shave the remaining half?
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The questioner : Shaykh, another question. Here in Algeria, some young men receive some discipline from the police and gendarmerie. They shave them and shave their beards, leaving the other half. So, Shaykh, does he complete shaving the other half, or does he leave it as it is?
The Shaykh : He leaves it as it is.
The questioner : He does not complete shaving the other half, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, what?
The questioner : He does not complete shaving the other half, he leaves it as it is?!
The Shaykh : What do you mean by the other half?!
The questioner : I mean the gendarmerie shaves the young man, Shaykh. They remove the half of his right or left cheek, they shave half of the beard.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : And they leave the other half, telling him, "Go now and shave the other half."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : So does he shave the other half, or does he leave it as it is? Half shaved and half not shaved.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. He leaves it until it grows, and then he trims it.
The questioner : He trims it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From the other side.
The Shaykh : He does not shave the remaining part, but rather he leaves the shaved part until it grows long, and then he evens out the two parts.
The Shaykh : He leaves it as it is.
The questioner : He does not complete shaving the other half, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, what?
The questioner : He does not complete shaving the other half, he leaves it as it is?!
The Shaykh : What do you mean by the other half?!
The questioner : I mean the gendarmerie shaves the young man, Shaykh. They remove the half of his right or left cheek, they shave half of the beard.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : And they leave the other half, telling him, "Go now and shave the other half."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : So does he shave the other half, or does he leave it as it is? Half shaved and half not shaved.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. He leaves it until it grows, and then he trims it.
The questioner : He trims it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From the other side.
The Shaykh : He does not shave the remaining part, but rather he leaves the shaved part until it grows long, and then he evens out the two parts.
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