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Is it permissible to shave one's beard in obedience to a father who threatens to disinherit his son, orders his daughter to stop studying, and commands his wife to abort her fetus and leave the home?

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What we see is that the sum of what the questioner mentioned concerning his father's threats if he refrained from shaving his beard, regarding himself, his sister, and his mother: this is considered an excuse for him to shave his beard, as long as his father is capable and determined to carry out those threats.

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