Advice from Shaykh Uthaymeen to those Who Shave
their Beards
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih Al-‘Uthaymeen
Returning
to the truth is a virtue. There is no doubt that if we were to give a person a
choice between two paths; the path of the Majoos (fire worshippers) or the path
of the Prophets, which would he choose? Every believer would choose the path of
the Prophets. The Prophets-at the head of them is the seal of them, Muhammad
ﷺ-would all let their beards grow, while the Majoos would shave the beard; so
choose whichever of the two paths you wish.
Due
to this, we do not see that anyone has an excuse, after the truth has been
clarified to him, to abandon the truth. The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Be different from the Majoos; be
different from the polytheists. Let the beards grow fully and trim the
mustaches.”
This
was the way of the people from aforetime. We did not used to know of anyone who
shaved their beards. Rather, it has been said that some of the oppressive rulers
would punish an individual by shaving his beard. He would make it to be a
punishment! The scholars, may Allaah have mercy upon them, textualized within
the books of At-Ta’zeer (punishments) that it is not permissible to punish by
shaving the beard. (This is) from that which indicates that some of the
oppressive rulers deemed it to be permissible. So how about now? A person blows
his wealth on shaving it. He loses out on the most important thing; he loses out
on following the Messenger ﷺ and compliance with his command.
We
hope for this brother of ours, whom you all respect; we ask Allaah to bless him
with guidance, and that he grows his beard in compliance with the command of the
Prophet ﷺ and in keeping with his Sunnah.
Translated by: Raha ibn Donald Battshttp://mtws.posterous.com/advice-from-shaykh-uthaymeen-to-those-who-sha
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