Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Cutting nails in the state of Janabat

· 7 Jumada II 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 47080English

Question

Asalamualaikum wrb,

I recently heard it is not permissible to cut your nails while in the state of the Janabat. I did not know this.

Answer

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

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

It is undesirable to cut and trim one’s nails whilst in the state of Janabat.[1] However, if the nails get too long, then one may cut/trim them.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hasan Ahmed Razzak

Student – Darul Iftaa

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

فتاوي هندية ج-5 ص-358 دار الفكر

حلق الشعر حالة الجنابة مكروه وكذا قص الأظافير كذا في الغرائب

فتاویٰ عثمانیہ ج-10 ص-153

فقہاء کرام کی تصریحات کی روشنی میں مرد و عورت کے لیے جنابت کی حالت میں ناخن اور بال کاٹنا مکروہ ہے

کتاب المسائل ج-1 ص-182

جنابت کی حالت میں بال ناخون وغیرہ کاٹنا مکروہ تنزیہی

فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا ج-1 ص-774

فتاوى محمودية ج- 17 ص-320

Answered by
Hasan Ahmed Razzak
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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