Clipping One's Nails in Haidh
Question
Can one clip ones nails or shave the hair during (any of the days of) ones periods (menses)?
Answer
The clipping of nails and shaving of hair is makrooh in the state of janaabat.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
حلق الشعر حالة الجنابة مكروه وكذا قص الأظافير كذا في الغرائب (الفتاوى الهندية 5/358)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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