Does one who enters the army and has his beard shaved commit a sin?
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The questioner : Oh Shaykh, we entered the army and they shaved our beards. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : This is a question that should not be asked, because did you shave it, or did they?
The questioner : By Allah, it was forced upon us.
The Shaykh : Then you are not to blame.
The questioner : But people say that you are disobeying.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Some people say that you are disobeying.
The Shaykh : No, that is a mistake. You are disobeying if you intended it, or if, may Allah forbid, you were in a state like someone who did not pray, then repented and wanted to pray. For the first time, he goes to the mosque and finds the door locked. He says to him, "You are locking it, and I am invalidating it." So if you, meaning, you desired the shaving of the beard but someone else did it, and you desired it, then you are a partner with him in the sin. But if you say, at least in your heart, if you cannot say it with your tongue, "O Allah, this is an evil that we do not accept," then you are free from the sin. Peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : This is a question that should not be asked, because did you shave it, or did they?
The questioner : By Allah, it was forced upon us.
The Shaykh : Then you are not to blame.
The questioner : But people say that you are disobeying.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Some people say that you are disobeying.
The Shaykh : No, that is a mistake. You are disobeying if you intended it, or if, may Allah forbid, you were in a state like someone who did not pray, then repented and wanted to pray. For the first time, he goes to the mosque and finds the door locked. He says to him, "You are locking it, and I am invalidating it." So if you, meaning, you desired the shaving of the beard but someone else did it, and you desired it, then you are a partner with him in the sin. But if you say, at least in your heart, if you cannot say it with your tongue, "O Allah, this is an evil that we do not accept," then you are free from the sin. Peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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