Is attaching artificial beards in theater and acting a form of mockery?
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The questioner : In some school theaters and scenes, some people attach artificial beards. Is this considered attaching (hair)?
The Shaykh : The question was not about that. If you had asked, "Is this considered mockery of the beard?" that would have been close. But regarding attaching, a person is not putting on a beard of hair to attach it; it is only for the play. But is it fitting for him to do this?
I think it is better to leave this off, and that this leads to the attendees, or some of them, mocking those who have beards.
Also, the original issue of acting is a matter of disagreement among the scholars of this age: is it permissible or not? A person comes and acts as a character, bringing a tuft of hair and putting it on like this, which contains a kind of mockery.
The questioner : May I ask?
The Shaykh : No, you are one of the evaluators.
The Shaykh : The question was not about that. If you had asked, "Is this considered mockery of the beard?" that would have been close. But regarding attaching, a person is not putting on a beard of hair to attach it; it is only for the play. But is it fitting for him to do this?
I think it is better to leave this off, and that this leads to the attendees, or some of them, mocking those who have beards.
Also, the original issue of acting is a matter of disagreement among the scholars of this age: is it permissible or not? A person comes and acts as a character, bringing a tuft of hair and putting it on like this, which contains a kind of mockery.
The questioner : May I ask?
The Shaykh : No, you are one of the evaluators.