Is one who shaves his beard considered a fasiq (open transgressor)?
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Transgression (Fisq) is a departure from obedience. Everyone who abandons an obligation or commits a forbidden act has transgressed. Shaving the beard is forbidden. Therefore, whoever shaves his beard has transgressed, and he must repent and abandon this act.
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