Question
The Majlis mentioned that it is not permissible to initiate Salaam for a clean-shaven man although one may respond to his salaam. The Ulama at our place are asking for the reference as they are not aware of this.
Answer
If the Ulama at your end are unaware of this simple mas'alah, then they should hang up their gloves. It is as simple as the mas'alahs pertaining to Wudhu. If they believe that we have erred, they should state their refutation and bolster it with evidence. We shall then respond, Insha-Allah.
In fact, we may have erred by having said that it is permissible to respond to the vile faasiq's salaam. The actual mas'alah is that one should not respond to even his salaam. It is not permissible to offer Salaam or to respond to the salaam of a person whilst indulging in sin, e.g. whilst a barber is shaving someone's beard or cutting a haraam haircut, or a person is listening to music, or eating carrion haraam chicken/ meat, or speaking to a ghair mahram, etc., etc.
A beardless man is perpetually under Allah's Curse. He is mal-oon. Allah's ghadab and la'nat descend on him every second. Greeting such an accursed creature is not permissible. Offering Salaam is to honour a person. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "When a faasiq is honoured, the Arsh of Allah shudders."
is according to all Math-habs.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 25 No 02
- PDF page
- 2
Verbatim verified against the source PDF
Appears under ‘GREETING A FAASIQ. This heading is the nearest headline at or before the page and is approximate. Do not cite it alone.