rushes to shave it off and remove it—may Allah grant us well-being. There is no doubt that this is disobedience to the Messenger ﷺ, and one fears that because of this sin Satan may lead the person on, step by step, to even greater and more serious sins.

Allah the Exalted says, “It is they whose reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will abide forever. How excellent is the reward of those who labor!” (Q 3:136).

O Allah, make us among those laboring servants and grant us that reward, Lord of all creation.

As for the hadiths:

87 – The first is narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Hasten to perform good deeds before you are overtaken by trials like patches of a dark night: a man will wake up as a believer and reach evening as a disbeliever, or reach evening as a believer and wake up as a disbeliever, selling his religion for some worldly gain.” Related by Muslim.

[Commentary]
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—quoted the report from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) in which the Prophet ﷺ said, “Hasten to perform deeds.” The command “hasten” means to be quick about them, and what is meant are righteous deeds. A righteous deed rests on two foundations: sincerity to Allah and conformity to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. This is the practical fulfillment of the testimony that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and that—