The barber who shaves the beard and takes money for it: is it permissible for his brother to eat his food and drink his drink?
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The questioner : If a man has a brother who is a barber.
The Shaykh : A barber?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And it is the custom in the country that if it is known that he does not shave the beard, no one goes to him.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : No one goes to him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If he shaves the beard and this money enters the house and everyone eats from this money, is there sin in it, if that is the case?
The Shaykh : He says: He has a brother who earns money from a forbidden work, which is shaving the beard, is that so?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, is it permissible for the brother to go to this brother of his and eat from his food and drink from his drink? The answer: Yes, he may go to him and eat from his food and drink from his drink, unless there is a benefit in boycotting him, such as if the man would repent and leave the forbidden act if he did not respond to his invitation, then let him do so and not go to him. But if he will not leave the forbidden act whether he attends or not, there is no harm in going to him and eating his food and drinking his drink. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted the gift of the Jews and the invitation of the Jews. They wanted to kill him, but Allah the Exalted protected him from that and preserved him, and . It is well known about the Jews that what are they? They eat illicitly and take usury. Yes, very well.
The Shaykh : A barber?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And it is the custom in the country that if it is known that he does not shave the beard, no one goes to him.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : No one goes to him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If he shaves the beard and this money enters the house and everyone eats from this money, is there sin in it, if that is the case?
The Shaykh : He says: He has a brother who earns money from a forbidden work, which is shaving the beard, is that so?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, is it permissible for the brother to go to this brother of his and eat from his food and drink from his drink? The answer: Yes, he may go to him and eat from his food and drink from his drink, unless there is a benefit in boycotting him, such as if the man would repent and leave the forbidden act if he did not respond to his invitation, then let him do so and not go to him. But if he will not leave the forbidden act whether he attends or not, there is no harm in going to him and eating his food and drinking his drink. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted the gift of the Jews and the invitation of the Jews.