What is the ruling on a man who joined the army and they shaved his beard?
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The student : Yes, Shaykh, we joined the army and they shaved our beards, so what...
The Shaykh : This question is not asked, because did you shave it, or did they?
The student : They did, by force.
The Shaykh : Then you owe nothing.
The student : Some people say that you are disobeying.
The Shaykh : How?
The student : Some people say that you are disobeying.
The Shaykh : No, that is a mistake. You are disobeying if you intended it, or if, God forbid, you were in a situation like someone who did not pray, then repented and wanted to pray, and for the first time he goes to the mosque and finds the door locked, and he says to him, "You are locking it, and I am invalidating it." So, if you mean that you desire the shaving of the beard, but someone else did it to you 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 abomination, and we do not accept it," then you owe nothing in terms of sin. And peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : This question is not asked, because did you shave it, or did they?
The student : They did, by force.
The Shaykh : Then you owe nothing.
The student : Some people say that you are disobeying.
The Shaykh : How?
The student : Some people say that you are disobeying.
The Shaykh : No, that is a mistake. You are disobeying if you intended it, or if, God forbid, you were in a situation like someone who did not pray, then repented and wanted to pray, and for the first time he goes to the mosque and finds the door locked, and he says to him, "You are locking it, and I am invalidating it." So, if you mean that you desire the shaving of the beard, but someone else did it to you 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 abomination, and we do not accept it," then you owe nothing in terms of sin. And peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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