Does one who approves of shaving the beard become a disbeliever?
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The questioner : Another question, O Shaykh. You mentioned, O Shaykh, in the Islamic Society cassette that one who approves of shaving the beard—and I think it was in a lecture, O Shaykh—may be that this approval takes him out of the religion. I do not know; perhaps the matter was confused for me, or perhaps you meant it that way?
The Shaykh : No, this statement has a basis, just as we spoke about disbelief previously.
The student : There is a Shaykh waiting.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How is the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : A while ago, I brought you a letter containing a collection of questions from the brothers in New York at the Islamic Center.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So that you would answer them, Your Eminence.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I do not know if you have finished answering them or not?
The Shaykh : How do you mean finished answering them?
The questioner : I mean, did you answer the questions so that we can take the answers?
The Shaykh : Did you submit questions?
The questioner : Yes, an envelope I gave you in the mosque. I called you, and you told me you would meet me on Friday in the mosque atThe Shaykh : Muhammad Ibrahim Shuqara's place.
The Shaykh : Yes, and you met me.
The questioner : Yes, and I gave you the letter.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And it contained a collection of questions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From the young men among our brothers at the Islamic Center in New York.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And you told me to answer them, and to call you and give you news and finish them.
The Shaykh : When was this?
The questioner : Perhaps before Ramadan.
The Shaykh : It has become a forgotten thing.
The questioner : We do not find it, meaning now?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Allah is the Helper.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Because you are the one who delayed the contact. You told me that it would take a period with you until you answer them.
The Shaykh : Yes, but not a period of a month and more.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because I am not the one who brings the questions, inquiries, and letters; I am overwhelmed by them.
The questioner : Good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May it be good, you see.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Imam al-Shafi'i says: "Whoever approves of something, he has legislated." So approval is like disbelief, whether in the heart or in action, and it takes the same detailed explanation mentioned earlier. So there is no issue in it.
The Shaykh : No, this statement has a basis, just as we spoke about disbelief previously.
The student : There is a Shaykh waiting.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How is the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : A while ago, I brought you a letter containing a collection of questions from the brothers in New York at the Islamic Center.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So that you would answer them, Your Eminence.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I do not know if you have finished answering them or not?
The Shaykh : How do you mean finished answering them?
The questioner : I mean, did you answer the questions so that we can take the answers?
The Shaykh : Did you submit questions?
The questioner : Yes, an envelope I gave you in the mosque. I called you, and you told me you would meet me on Friday in the mosque atThe Shaykh : Muhammad Ibrahim Shuqara's place.
The Shaykh : Yes, and you met me.
The questioner : Yes, and I gave you the letter.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And it contained a collection of questions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From the young men among our brothers at the Islamic Center in New York.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And you told me to answer them, and to call you and give you news and finish them.
The Shaykh : When was this?
The questioner : Perhaps before Ramadan.
The Shaykh : It has become a forgotten thing.
The questioner : We do not find it, meaning now?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Allah is the Helper.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Because you are the one who delayed the contact. You told me that it would take a period with you until you answer them.
The Shaykh : Yes, but not a period of a month and more.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because I am not the one who brings the questions, inquiries, and letters; I am overwhelmed by them.
The questioner : Good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May it be good, you see.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Imam al-Shafi'i says: "Whoever approves of something, he has legislated." So approval is like disbelief, whether in the heart or in action, and it takes the same detailed explanation mentioned earlier. So there is no issue in it.
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