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Refraining from cutting one's hair and nails during the first ten days of Zil Hijjah

· 25 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

In the first ten days of Zil Hijjah we are advised not to cut our hair and nails etc If we are making qurbaani. Is this a masnoon practice of Sayyiduna Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)?

Answer

Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن أم سلمة عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال من رأى هلال ذي الحجة وأراد أن يضحي فلا يأخذن من شعره ولا من أظفاره (جامع الترمذي #1523)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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