Is it permissible for a Muslim to shave his beard due to the pressure that may reach the level of torture?
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The questioner : ... his beard, I mean.
The Shaykh : ... It is not permissible for him to shave it with his hand ...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... a man who is being tortured, he does it with his hand ...
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : ... I mean, as for the people, they are being tortured, he is not responsible ...
The questioner : ... from one aspect, O our Shaykh, from the aspect of prayer, going to the Fajr prayer, they mean they are watching the Muslims at the time of the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : ... Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar ...
The questioner : ... he prays the prayer in his home, yes.
The Shaykh : ... I am thinking about your question ...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I mean, are there no prayers in the mosques now?
The questioner : ... No, there is prayer, but which brother, they are watching, I mean, after the Fajr prayer, because I personally was taken, may Allah protect you, to prison and they tortured me and shaved our beards, may Allah protect you, so they come out with the first adhan, they watch the Muslims, any one who goes to the mosque, I mean, they take him, after the torture they shave his beard.
The Shaykh : ... I mean, does your statement mean that those who pray?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Does your statement mean that all those who pray in the mosques are beardless?
The questioner : ... I mean, those whom they leave are the ones with shaved beards, whereas the one who has a beard is taken and tortured and his beard is shaved.
The Shaykh : ... May Allah guide you, you have not answered my question ...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What, yes?
The questioner : ... your question, I mean.
The Shaykh : I mean, shall I repeat my question to you?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : ... I am praying, I did not understand, I mean.
The Shaykh : ... May Allah guide you ...
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : ... My question in clear Arabic, does your statement mean that those who pray in all the mosques, all of them have shaved beards?
The questioner : ... No, not all of them, I mean, some of the brothers, I mean, have beards, but these are lying in wait for them.
The Shaykh : Yes, and how, I mean, did they escape having their beards shaved?
The questioner : ... by the protection of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), otherwise they are waiting at any moment to arrest them.
The Shaykh : ... So live under the protection of Allah ...
The questioner : ... I mean, this is it ...
The Shaykh : ... This is the answer in my view, do you not remember how the polytheists used to torture the Muslims, Bilal and 'Ammar ibn Yasir and the family of Yasir? Ah ...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... Do you know this or not?
The questioner : I know him.
The Shaykh : ... Fine, and what happened to you, did you experience anything of what happened to the predecessors?
The questioner : ... Correct, I mean, true.
The Shaykh : ... And therefore, now you want to get rid of any touch of torture, even if it is not painful, this is not how the beating and patience in the path of Allah should be ...
The questioner : ... I mean, the person is patient, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes...
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you...
The questioner : I apologize for the disturbance.
The Shaykh: Welcome...
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : ... It is not permissible for him to shave it with his hand ...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... a man who is being tortured, he does it with his hand ...
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh : ... I mean, as for the people, they are being tortured, he is not responsible ...
The questioner : ... from one aspect, O our Shaykh, from the aspect of prayer, going to the Fajr prayer, they mean they are watching the Muslims at the time of the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : ... Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar ...
The questioner : ... he prays the prayer in his home, yes.
The Shaykh : ... I am thinking about your question ...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I mean, are there no prayers in the mosques now?
The questioner : ... No, there is prayer, but which brother, they are watching, I mean, after the Fajr prayer, because I personally was taken, may Allah protect you, to prison and they tortured me and shaved our beards, may Allah protect you, so they come out with the first adhan, they watch the Muslims, any one who goes to the mosque, I mean, they take him, after the torture they shave his beard.
The Shaykh : ... I mean, does your statement mean that those who pray?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Does your statement mean that all those who pray in the mosques are beardless?
The questioner : ... I mean, those whom they leave are the ones with shaved beards, whereas the one who has a beard is taken and tortured and his beard is shaved.
The Shaykh : ... May Allah guide you, you have not answered my question ...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What, yes?
The questioner : ... your question, I mean.
The Shaykh : I mean, shall I repeat my question to you?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : ... I am praying, I did not understand, I mean.
The Shaykh : ... May Allah guide you ...
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : ... My question in clear Arabic, does your statement mean that those who pray in all the mosques, all of them have shaved beards?
The questioner : ... No, not all of them, I mean, some of the brothers, I mean, have beards, but these are lying in wait for them.
The Shaykh : Yes, and how, I mean, did they escape having their beards shaved?
The questioner : ... by the protection of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), otherwise they are waiting at any moment to arrest them.
The Shaykh : ... So live under the protection of Allah ...
The questioner : ... I mean, this is it ...
The Shaykh : ... This is the answer in my view, do you not remember how the polytheists used to torture the Muslims, Bilal and 'Ammar ibn Yasir and the family of Yasir? Ah ...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... Do you know this or not?
The questioner : I know him.
The Shaykh : ... Fine, and what happened to you, did you experience anything of what happened to the predecessors?
The questioner : ... Correct, I mean, true.
The Shaykh : ... And therefore, now you want to get rid of any touch of torture, even if it is not painful, this is not how the beating and patience in the path of Allah should be ...
The questioner : ... I mean, the person is patient, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes...
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you...
The questioner : I apologize for the disturbance.
The Shaykh: Welcome...
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
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