Cutting of nails at night time.
Question
Assalamualaikum.Is it permissible to cut one's nails at night time or is this a superstition I have heard that it is not permissible? Jazakallah khair
Answer
Respected Brother-in-Islam
Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu
There is no prohibition for clipping nails at night.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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