PeacefulHumanity
:)Smile! It's Sunnah
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I hope everyone's doing well. As you may have well heard in the news recently, a recent attempted attack on the US Federal Bank was foiled by the FBI and several individuals were apprehended. The FBI has begun cracking down on people they believe may have been cahoots with the bomber(s) and in fact one person at my local masjid claims his nephew was one of the people that were picked up by the FBI. The bomber(s) were all of Bangladeshi descent and guess what my parents are . . . ?
Anyway, my mother is in absolute fear of my life because I fit the general appearance of the men that were apprehended, age and all (the only difference is that I don't consider attempting to kill unsuspecting people in an otherwise peaceful place as a good way to spend my weekday afternoon, but that's an issue for another day). She's scared that the FBI will pick me up, too (for some paranoid reason, I don't know what). She immediately suggested that I shave my not-quite-there-yet beard. To that I staunchly refused!
I asked her (my exact words), "Should I fear the FBI or should I fear Allah [SWT]?" To that she replied, "Of course, Allah!" According to her, this is a matter of Sunnah vs. Fardh. It is a Sunnah to follow the example of the Prophet (PBUH) and grow a beard. No question or doubt about that. However, according to her, I have look out for my life and try to stay alive (a Fardh). The worst part is that I just spent weeks convincing her to let me grow a beard and what I have on my face now is barely two weeks old (hey it's still a beard!), and I don't want to shave it off!
Any suggestions on what I should do? I don't want to disrespect my mother or put my life in unnecessary danger. But at the same time, I don't want to disrespect the Prophet (PBUH) by shaving my beard.
I hope everyone's doing well. As you may have well heard in the news recently, a recent attempted attack on the US Federal Bank was foiled by the FBI and several individuals were apprehended. The FBI has begun cracking down on people they believe may have been cahoots with the bomber(s) and in fact one person at my local masjid claims his nephew was one of the people that were picked up by the FBI. The bomber(s) were all of Bangladeshi descent and guess what my parents are . . . ?
Anyway, my mother is in absolute fear of my life because I fit the general appearance of the men that were apprehended, age and all (the only difference is that I don't consider attempting to kill unsuspecting people in an otherwise peaceful place as a good way to spend my weekday afternoon, but that's an issue for another day). She's scared that the FBI will pick me up, too (for some paranoid reason, I don't know what). She immediately suggested that I shave my not-quite-there-yet beard. To that I staunchly refused!
I asked her (my exact words), "Should I fear the FBI or should I fear Allah [SWT]?" To that she replied, "Of course, Allah!" According to her, this is a matter of Sunnah vs. Fardh. It is a Sunnah to follow the example of the Prophet (PBUH) and grow a beard. No question or doubt about that. However, according to her, I have look out for my life and try to stay alive (a Fardh). The worst part is that I just spent weeks convincing her to let me grow a beard and what I have on my face now is barely two weeks old (hey it's still a beard!), and I don't want to shave it off!
Any suggestions on what I should do? I don't want to disrespect my mother or put my life in unnecessary danger. But at the same time, I don't want to disrespect the Prophet (PBUH) by shaving my beard.