Is it permissible for a barber to shave another person's beard? And is the money he takes for that haram (forbidden) or illicit?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on shaving the beard and the income that comes to me as a barber?
The Shaykh : Do not say "upon you"; expose your situation, let it remain hidden.
The questioner : Even though nothing of the income comes to him.
The questioner : ... I hear the answer from you, meaning, is the income illicit or haram (forbidden)?
The Shaykh : Illicit is haram (forbidden) and haram (forbidden) is illicit, so it is haram (forbidden), because anything of earnings that is based on the disobedience of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is haram (forbidden), as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, but what is the beginning of the hadith?
The Shaykh : Do not say "upon you"; expose your situation, let it remain hidden.
The questioner : Even though nothing of the income comes to him.
The questioner : ... I hear the answer from you, meaning, is the income illicit or haram (forbidden)?
The Shaykh : Illicit is haram (forbidden) and haram (forbidden) is illicit, so it is haram (forbidden), because anything of earnings that is based on the disobedience of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is haram (forbidden), as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
O people...
يا أيها الناس ...The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, but what is the beginning of the hadith?
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