The Ruling on Obeying One’s Father in Shaving the Beard
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From Abdulaziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz to the honorable brother: M. J. B. A. – may Allah grant him success – Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. As for what follows:
Your letter – may Allah guide you – has reached me, containing: a request for an answer to two questions:
The first is: regarding the ruling on your obedience to your father in shaving the beard. In answer to the first question:
A: I inform you: that it is not permissible for you to obey your father in shaving the beard; rather, it is obligatory to grow it and let it hang down; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 15Sahih (Darussalam), and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 2625Sahih (Al-Albani).
Letting the beard hang down is obligatory, not a recommended practice according to the jurisprudential terminology; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, and the default ruling for a command is obligation, and there is no factor that diverts from this.
Your letter – may Allah guide you – has reached me, containing: a request for an answer to two questions:
The first is: regarding the ruling on your obedience to your father in shaving the beard. In answer to the first question:
A: I inform you: that it is not permissible for you to obey your father in shaving the beard; rather, it is obligatory to grow it and let it hang down; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Trim the mustache and let the beard grow."
«أحفوا الشوارب، وأعفوا اللحى؛ خالفوا المشركين»Obedience is in matters which are good and universally recognized.
إنما الطاعة في المعروفLetting the beard hang down is obligatory, not a recommended practice according to the jurisprudential terminology; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, and the default ruling for a command is obligation, and there is no factor that diverts from this.
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