Cutting hair and nails in the first ten days of Zul Hijjah
Question
If someone is not doing Qurbaani, then is it permissible for that person to cut his hairs and nails in the first 10 days of Zul Hijjah?
Answer
Yes.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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People also ask
Should I not cut my hair and nails before qurbaani?
“The preferred view is that it is mustaḥab (recommended) to avoid cutting hair and nails from 1st Dhū al-Ḥijjah until the Qurbānī is sacrificed.”
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