Is it allowed shaving the hair when a relative has passed away?
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Is it allowed shaving the hair when a relative has passed away?
Answer
To mourn the death of a person by shaving the hair was the practise of the pre-Islamic era. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) prohibited the practise.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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