What is the ruling on the earnings of one who shaves his beard and head, and how should his children deal with this money from which he spends on them?
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The questioner : A man works as a barber and shaves the head, the hair of the head, and the beard.
The Shaykh : May Allah heal him.
The questioner : This material that he earns from it, if Allah wills, is forbidden, meaning?
The Shaykh: Of course.
The questioner : Now, this money that his children subsist on, meaning, does their body... meaning, the building of the body come from what is forbidden?
The Shaykh : If they are young children.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : They are not accountable, or they are accountable but they are not yet able to earn their livelihood by the labor of their hands.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the sweat of their brows, so they are not in that position, do you understand me?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if they are adults and able to be independent of this forbidden earnings, they fall under the general meaning of the hadith:Mishkat al-Masabih 2772.
The questioner : After knowing this ruling, one must avoid this food that they earn.
The Shaykh : If he is able to earn his food.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : ... . .
The Shaykh : You need to call me on the phone.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : So that I can bring it to you separately.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And before you come to the Al-Abbar Mosque.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Pray there.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I will bring it there.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
Another questioner : A brother is asking.
The Shaykh : May Allah heal him.
The questioner : This material that he earns from it, if Allah wills, is forbidden, meaning?
The Shaykh: Of course.
The questioner : Now, this money that his children subsist on, meaning, does their body... meaning, the building of the body come from what is forbidden?
The Shaykh : If they are young children.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : They are not accountable, or they are accountable but they are not yet able to earn their livelihood by the labor of their hands.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the sweat of their brows, so they are not in that position, do you understand me?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if they are adults and able to be independent of this forbidden earnings, they fall under the general meaning of the hadith:
but hell is more fitting for all flesh which has grown out of what is unlawful
كلُّ لحمٍ نبتَ من السُّحت فالنار أولى بهThe questioner : After knowing this ruling, one must avoid this food that they earn.
The Shaykh : If he is able to earn his food.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : ... . .
The Shaykh : You need to call me on the phone.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : So that I can bring it to you separately.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And before you come to the Al-Abbar Mosque.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Pray there.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I will bring it there.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
Another questioner : A brother is asking.
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