What is the ruling on trimming the beard by relying on the action of a Companion?
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Question:
Some of the brothers have been excessive in trimming the beard, saying: these are impurities and excesses, and so on, as if he is relying on the opinion of one of the scholars?
Answer:
It must be known that this is an error. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, which al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih, and in the other wording: , agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim, and in the third wording in Muslim: Sahih Muslim 260, so it is obligatory to let it grow, to honor it, to preserve it, and not to take a dispensation based on the sayings of Zayd or 'Amr.
Q: And if he argues for it with the action of some of the Companions?
A: Is the Companion infallible? Who is the one who is infallible in conveying from Allah? Stick to the one who is infallible, and leave the one who is not infallible; for he errs and he hits the mark, and say: O Allah, forgive him. So if Ibn 'Umar erred, or Zayd, or 'Amr, or Ahmad ibn Hanbal, or al-Shafi'i, or one of the contemporaries or others, you say: O Allah, forgive him, and stick to the truth. Do not leave the truth for the saying of anyone, not for the saying of al-Siddiq, nor 'Umar, nor 'Uthman, nor Ibn Hanbal, nor al-Shafi'i, nor Zayd, nor 'Amr. The truth is above everyone when it appears and becomes clear, but with satisfaction with the people of good, and sending blessings upon them, and having good opinion of them.
Q: Is shaving the beard a major sin among the major sins?
A: It is a disobedience, and as for it being a major sin, Allah knows best. It is among the sins.
Some of the brothers have been excessive in trimming the beard, saying: these are impurities and excesses, and so on, as if he is relying on the opinion of one of the scholars?
Answer:
It must be known that this is an error. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Trim the mustaches, let the beards grow, and be unlike the polytheists.
قصوا الشَّوارب، ووفِّروا اللِّحَى، خالفوا المشركينTrim the mustaches, let the beards grow, and be unlike the polytheists.
قصوا الشوارب، وأعفوا اللِّحَى، خالفوا المشركينTrim closely the moustache, and grow beard, and thus act against the fire-worshippers.
جزُّوا الشَّوارب، وأرخوا اللِّحى، خالفوا المجوسQ: And if he argues for it with the action of some of the Companions?
A: Is the Companion infallible? Who is the one who is infallible in conveying from Allah? Stick to the one who is infallible, and leave the one who is not infallible; for he errs and he hits the mark, and say: O Allah, forgive him. So if Ibn 'Umar erred, or Zayd, or 'Amr, or Ahmad ibn Hanbal, or al-Shafi'i, or one of the contemporaries or others, you say: O Allah, forgive him, and stick to the truth. Do not leave the truth for the saying of anyone, not for the saying of al-Siddiq, nor 'Umar, nor 'Uthman, nor Ibn Hanbal, nor al-Shafi'i, nor Zayd, nor 'Amr. The truth is above everyone when it appears and becomes clear, but with satisfaction with the people of good, and sending blessings upon them, and having good opinion of them.
Q: Is shaving the beard a major sin among the major sins?
A: It is a disobedience, and as for it being a major sin, Allah knows best. It is among the sins.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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