Using a broken comb
Question
I would like to know whether there is some ruling in islam that one should not comb his hair with a comb which is broken or just baseless belief? In some case they say it reduces rizq. Is it true?
Answer
It is permissible.
No.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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