بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد
Q: What is the ruling
on those who say that shaving the beard and making one's garment shorter are
marginal matters, not fundamentals? What about those who laugh at those who
observe these things?
A: This is a
serious declaration and a grievous mistake. There are no marginal issues in
Islaam. Rather, the whole religion is essential and guides to the best way.
However, the religious principles are divided into fundamental and details. The
issues of growing the beard and shortening the garment come under the details,
not the fundamentals. However, it is not permissible to call any of the issues
of religion marginal. A person who says such a thing by way of belittling or
mocking may be apostatizing from his religion. Allaah تعالى says: {Say: “Was it at Allaah (عز وجل), and His Ayaat (proofs, evidence,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations) and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that you were
mocking?” Make no excuse; you disbelieved after you had believed.}
The Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم is the one who commanded that the beard
should be left to grow and to trim the mustache. It is essential to obey him
and abide venerably by his commands and prohibitions in all matters.
Moreover, Abu Muhammad Ibn Hazm narrated that the
scholars hold consensus on the ordinance of letting the beard grow and trimming
the mustache. Undoubtedly, happiness, salvation, pride, honor, and good
consequences lie in obeying Allaah تعالى and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم;
while doom, loss, and bad consequences lie in disobeying Allaah عز وجل and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. Similarly, wearing one’s clothes above
the ankles is obligatory because of the words of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: “Whatever part
of the lower garment hangs below the ankles is in the Fire.” (Related
by Al-Bukhaaree in his Saheeh) And he صلى الله عليه وسلم
said: “There are three to whom Allaah will not
speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor even look at them, or praise them, and
theirs will be a painful torment: the one who lets his lower garment hang below
his ankles; the one who reminds others of things he has given to them; and the
one who sells his product by means of false oaths.” (Related by Muslim in his Saheeh).
He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Allaah will not look at the one who lets his garment
drag out of pride.” (Agreed
upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim) Therefore, it is the duty of a Muslim to fear
Allaah عز وجل and shorten his garment above the ankles, whether it is a jalaabiyah
(thaoub), an izaar (lower garment, waist-wrapper), pants, or a cloak. He
should not let it come down below his ankles.
It is better for the clothing to be at the middle of the
calf. If the isbaal (letting the garment hang below the ankles) is done
because of pride or arrogance, the sin is more serious and if it is done
carelessly without pride, it is still an evil action and the one who does it is
sinful, according to the correct scholarly view. However, his sin is less
serious than the sin of one who does it out of pride. Undoubtedly, isbaal
is a means to arrogance even if the one who does it may claim otherwise.
Indeed, the warning in the Hadeeth is general, so it is not permissible
to take this matter lightly.
With regard to the story of (Abu Bakr) Al-Siddeeq رضي الله عنه when
he said to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: “My izaar slips down unless I pay attention to it”.
In reply, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to him: “You are not one of
those who do it out of arrogance”, this applies to those whose case
is like that of Al-Siddeeq with regard to their garment that may slip
down while he is free of arrogance and he tries to hold it. As for those who
deliberately let their garment drag, this warning applies to them but not to people
like Al-Siddeeq.
In addition to the warning mentioned above, isbaal
is also a kind of extravagance. It also exposes the garment to dirt and
impurities. Moreover, it is imitation of women. Thus, the Muslim should protect
himself from that. Allaah is the Source of strength and the Guide to the
straight path.
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