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Can one cut their nails or hair in the state of Janabah or Haidh?

· 13 Rajab 1441 AH1 min readFatwa 44445English

Question

Assalamu Alikum, is it permissible to cut ones hair or nails in the state of Janabah? Also when a woman is in Haidh?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is Makrooh for one to trim their nails and hair in the state of Janabah. It is permissible for a woman in the state of Haidh to trim her nails and hair when it becomes long. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Shakib Alam

Student - Darul Iftaa

Pennsylvania, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

07-11-1441|03-06-2020

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] فتاوي هندية (ج5 358 دار الفكر)

حلق الشعر حالة الجنابة مكروه وكذا قص الأظافير كذا في الغرائب

فتاویٰ عثمانیہ (ج10 ص153)

فقہاء کرام کی تصریحات کی روشنی میں مرد و عورت کے لیے جنابت کی حالت میں ناخن اور بال کاٹنا مکروہ ہے ...اسی فرق کی بنا پر حیض و نفاس والی عورتوں کے ناخن یا زیر ناف بال اگر بڑہ چکے ہوں تو ان کو کاٹنا بلا کراہت جائز معلوم ہو تا ہے ۔

کتاب المسائل (ج1 ص182)

جنابت کی حالت میں بال ناخون وغیرہ کاٹنا مکروہ تنزیہی۔

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