A man is given the choice in his job between shaving his beard or being fired; what should he do, given that he has a family that depends on him after Allah?
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The questioner : Another brother is in the same problem, but this one works in an institution that asked everyone who has a beard [to shave it].
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
The questioner : It is obligatory for him to shave it, or else...
The Shaykh : By Allah, the disbelievers are not like this.
The questioner : And this brother, I mean...
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah.
The questioner : I can say that he is the one on whom the family members depend after Allah the Exalted, meaning in terms of sustenance and so on. Do we say he should shave or be fired?
The Shaykh : If he is committed, a believer in Allah and His Messenger, and part of that faith is the saying of Allah the Exalted in the Qur'an:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] then he should choose being fired over shaving, otherwise she has brought ruin upon herself, like Baraqish.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
The questioner : It is obligatory for him to shave it, or else...
The Shaykh : By Allah, the disbelievers are not like this.
The questioner : And this brother, I mean...
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah.
The questioner : I can say that he is the one on whom the family members depend after Allah the Exalted, meaning in terms of sustenance and so on. Do we say he should shave or be fired?
The Shaykh : If he is committed, a believer in Allah and His Messenger, and part of that faith is the saying of Allah the Exalted in the Qur'an:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا * وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
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