Fathwa, - Shaving the beard of the insane – a Sharee‘ah viewpoint

Question
What is the Sharee'ah ruling on shaving the beard of the insane?
Please advise. May Allaah Reward you.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
It is proved that the Messenger of Allaah , said:
" Let the beards grow and trim the mustaches… " [Al-Bukhaari]
" Shave mustaches and letthe beards grow… " [Muslim]
If others shaved the beard of an insane person, this is impermissible
because it contradicts the commandof the Messenger of Allaah , and
involves help to do what is prohibited. Nevertheless, if keeping the
beard of this insane person is harmful to him, as when there are
impurities or insects in it, it is permissible to shave it for him in
order to ward off harm.
On the other hand, if the insane person does this by himself while he
is unaware, he is excused because he is not eligiblefor the Sharee'ah
address. It is narrated that the Prophet , said:" The pen is lifted
from three (they are not held accountable): the sleeping person until
he wakes up, the young person until he attains the age of puberty and
the insane person until he regains his sanity. " [Ahmad, Abu Daawood
and Al-Bayhaqi] Allaah Knows best. - - ▓███▓ Translator:->
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