Which is better: that we shave the beard and change the Islamic dress and remain in a Muslim state, or that we go to a state of disbelief and preserve these Islamic rites?
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The questioner : For example... it is valid for me to give an example: shaving the beard and changing the Islamic dress and remaining in a Muslim state. Is this permissible for me, or is it better to go to a state of disbelief?
The Shaykh : If you are in a state of disbelief, unfortunately, and you are able to carry out the rulings of the Shari'ah there more than in a Muslim state, then we say that it is better there, as mentioned before. Indeed, some evil is better than some. Have I answered you? It is the same type of question, meaning.
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... Continue with the topic.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I have been in Makkah for a year past. I was living in the Makkah Haram in Makkah, and I saw in a dream what a sleeper sees. I had a continuous illness; whenever I took medicine, it did not help me. I took some medicine that was near the Haram and placed it in the house, saying it was like the previous medicine, which was of no use. I slept at night and saw... in a ship, and it was said to me, "O Mufattah, my name is Mufattah, use this." So I used it in the morning, and praise be to Allah... it was the cure.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The student : He treated himself with several [medicines].
The Shaykh : They did not succeed. Then how did it succeed?
The student : So a medicine came to him and he threw it away.
Another student: And he threw it in the house.
The student : So he saw you in a ship, O so-and-so, and was told to use this medicine.
The Shaykh : And he took the medicine?
The student : He took the medicine and was cured.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : I have no connection to the matter.
The student : Perhaps this is the medicine.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, yes.
The student : Our Shaykh...
Another student: Do you want to drink the rest of the tea, Shaykh?
The student : Our Shaykh, I have a specific question.
Another student: Listen, man, you are useless, you have questions.
The Shaykh : This is not specific, this is general.
The Shaykh : If you are in a state of disbelief, unfortunately, and you are able to carry out the rulings of the Shari'ah there more than in a Muslim state, then we say that it is better there, as mentioned before. Indeed, some evil is better than some. Have I answered you? It is the same type of question, meaning.
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... Continue with the topic.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I have been in Makkah for a year past. I was living in the Makkah Haram in Makkah, and I saw in a dream what a sleeper sees. I had a continuous illness; whenever I took medicine, it did not help me. I took some medicine that was near the Haram and placed it in the house, saying it was like the previous medicine, which was of no use. I slept at night and saw... in a ship, and it was said to me, "O Mufattah, my name is Mufattah, use this." So I used it in the morning, and praise be to Allah... it was the cure.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The student : He treated himself with several [medicines].
The Shaykh : They did not succeed. Then how did it succeed?
The student : So a medicine came to him and he threw it away.
Another student: And he threw it in the house.
The student : So he saw you in a ship, O so-and-so, and was told to use this medicine.
The Shaykh : And he took the medicine?
The student : He took the medicine and was cured.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : I have no connection to the matter.
The student : Perhaps this is the medicine.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, yes.
The student : Our Shaykh...
Another student: Do you want to drink the rest of the tea, Shaykh?
The student : Our Shaykh, I have a specific question.
Another student: Listen, man, you are useless, you have questions.
The Shaykh : This is not specific, this is general.
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