Is there anything wrong to cut / remove nails, hairs of the head or unwanted hairs at night times. i.e after isha and before fajr (subh)?
Question
Is there anything wrong to cut / remove nails, hairs of the head or unwanted hairs at night times. i.e after isha and before fajr (subh)?
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Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
There is nothing wrong in Shariah in clipping nails and removing unwanted hair at nights and before fajr.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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