If the imam orders a sin, such as shaving the beard, what is the ruling?
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The questioner : ... If the imam orders a sin and attaches a punishment to it ... what is the position?
The Shaykh : So what?
The questioner : The imam ordered a sin.
The Shaykh : Ordered a sin?
The questioner : Yes, and he attached a punishment to it for whoever opposes it ... so what is our position now, like shaving the beard, or?
The Shaykh : The obligatory course is patience, seeking reward from Allah, and waiting for relief, except if it is said to the person himself: either you commit this sin, or we will imprison you.
The questioner : Yes, if he said that?
The Shaykh : If he said that, he is coerced ... .
The questioner : Meaning, does he submit to what he was ordered to do?
The Shaykh : I say he is coerced. If he is coerced into disbelief and his heart does not accept it, then he owes nothing. So sins that are less than that are even more so.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes? Hani?
The questioner : Shaykh, in this issue mentioned by the brother, if he is coerced, does he shave it himself or leave it? ..
The Shaykh : Whether he shaves it himself or they take him by force and shave it, it is possible that if he shaves it himself, it is better for his soul a little, yes? It is finished. Yes?
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter. Its pillars are the two spouses who are free from impediments, and the offer and the acceptance. It is not valid from one who knows Arabic without the wording: 'I have married you' or 'I have given in marriage' and 'I have accepted this marriage' or 'I have married her' or 'I have married' or 'I have accepted.' And for one who is ignorant of them, it is not obligatory for him to learn them, and their specific meaning in every language is sufficient. If the acceptance precedes, it is not valid. And if it follows the offer, it is valid as long as they are in the same session and have not been occupied with what breaks it. And if they separate before it, it is invalid."
The Shaykh : So what?
The questioner : The imam ordered a sin.
The Shaykh : Ordered a sin?
The questioner : Yes, and he attached a punishment to it for whoever opposes it ... so what is our position now, like shaving the beard, or?
The Shaykh : The obligatory course is patience, seeking reward from Allah, and waiting for relief, except if it is said to the person himself: either you commit this sin, or we will imprison you.
The questioner : Yes, if he said that?
The Shaykh : If he said that, he is coerced ... .
The questioner : Meaning, does he submit to what he was ordered to do?
The Shaykh : I say he is coerced. If he is coerced into disbelief and his heart does not accept it, then he owes nothing. So sins that are less than that are even more so.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes? Hani?
The questioner : Shaykh, in this issue mentioned by the brother, if he is coerced, does he shave it himself or leave it? ..
The Shaykh : Whether he shaves it himself or they take him by force and shave it, it is possible that if he shaves it himself, it is better for his soul a little, yes? It is finished. Yes?
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter. Its pillars are the two spouses who are free from impediments, and the offer and the acceptance. It is not valid from one who knows Arabic without the wording: 'I have married you' or 'I have given in marriage' and 'I have accepted this marriage' or 'I have married her' or 'I have married' or 'I have accepted.' And for one who is ignorant of them, it is not obligatory for him to learn them, and their specific meaning in every language is sufficient. If the acceptance precedes, it is not valid. And if it follows the offer, it is valid as long as they are in the same session and have not been occupied with what breaks it. And if they separate before it, it is invalid."