Cutting Nails and Trimming Hair are not allowed during the first 10 days of Dhu Al Hijjah for those who are getting animals to sacrifice for Eid Ul Adha.
A very common question people ask us is whether they should cut nails and hair before Eid Ul Adha as they want to sacrifice the animal in the month of Dhul al Hijjah. So today, we will talk about its authenticity.
As we have discussed in one of the previous blogs about the things you shouldn’t do while wearing Ihram, it also prohibits cutting nails and hair before that person sacrifices an animal.
Every person who is sacrificing an Animal on Eid Ul Adha should stop trimming hair and cutting nails before the Sacrifice (Start of Dhul Hijjah)
But, as per the hadiths, it only applies to the person doing the sacrifice. Let’s say a family has 5 people, and only one person is paying for the cost of an animal for sacrifice, then that person is not allowed to trim the hair or cut nails, but his family can cut or trim hair as they like. Because Prophet Muhammad PBUH never prohibited his own family from doing so, he didn’t cut his nails or trim his hair during this period.
What happens if you mistakenly trim the hair or remove nails in the initial 10 days of Dhu al Hijjah
That person should repent to Allah with the will that he will never make this mistake again. There are no monetary things that a person should give, but it is a must that he must repent to Allah and never make this mistake again.
There is a direct hadith about it;
Prophet Muhammad PBUH didn’t describe why one shouldn’t trim it, but scholars have described that not cutting nails and trimming hairs in the initial days of Dhul Hijjah is a part of the Sacrifice on Eid ul Adha.
As Muslims, we must follow the orders of our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH. In other Hadith, Prophet Muhammad PBUH said;
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Source: Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/316 Ustadh Tabraze Azam on Seekers Guidance Mufti Zulfiqar Ali Shah
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in our house sacrifice will be done in the name of my father. So in this case son or other member of families can cut their nail
Salam, If your Father is alive, then only he should not cut his hair or nails. But if he is not alive, then only the person paying for the sacrifice should not cut the hair or nails, while the other family members can cut.
Assalamo Alayikokm.
Just a humble request to be careful with wording as I know you did not mean it. Qurbani is done in the name of Allah S.W.T. It is done FROM or ON BEHALF of a person, i.e., the primary beneficiary of the JAZAA. Jazaak Allah.
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Plz let me know i dont want to cut my nails even after eid ul azha is it ok or is it compulsary to cut
Please ask this on theislamicinformation.com/Forums/ people there will answer it right away.
As i also doing sacrifice
why is it forbidden tho
Ask it in our forums, you will have an answer there.
Can some one do the sacrified if u never perform hajj
Yes you can.
How about if the hair fall for it self for women. because you know women’s hair always fall even we not cut?
If it is hair fall, then it is not an issue. Cutting or trimming deliberately would be prohibited. But if it falls itself, it is alright, no need to worry.
Assalamolikum. Cutting and trimming of hair not allowed as they are part of sacrifice.. meeting with wife is allowed or not TN these days.
Assalamualeikum
is shaving of body hair allowed?
Waalikum as salam, Not, it isn’t, it is only allowed after Qurbani.
Assalamualikum.
Is it permissible to shave during the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah?
Waalikum as salam, if you’re doing the sacrifice, you are not allowed to shave during the first 10 days of dhul hijjah .
Does that mean we cannot brush our hair, in case of knotted hair breaking while brushing?
Also, maybe this is dumb and completely unrelated, but I’ll ask anyway: What if the girl is menstruating during this time.. Is she exempt from this practice but continues to pay for the sacrifice or does menstruation not deter her from participating? ♀️
Salam Saba, you can brush your hair, and even if it breaks you hair, it’s fine, as it is unintentional and out of your control.
menstruation doesn’t do anything, she can practice this, and can even pay for sacrifice.
If you have cut your nails before dhul hijjah, and one is causing you pain because it was not cut properly, but now dhul hijjah is started, can you cut the nail that is causing you pain?
Salam Yusuf, Thank you for the useful comment. As it is causing you pain, you can cut it.
I have a small doubt, for this coming bakrid am not going to sacrifice animal due to financial issues, is it mandatory to sacrifice animal??? If am not sacrificing an animal can I trim my hair n cut my hair n nails???
We have answered it here: https://theislamicinformation.com/fatwas/mandatory-to-sacrifice-animal-financial-problems/
If you still have questions, feel free to reply to this comment.
Assalamualaikum wrwb. We give our share in a village there the qurbani happens. So here should we not cut and trim hair and nails. And this triming and cutting also applies for women???
Waalikum as-salam, You shouldn’t cut or trim hair or nails because you’re doing the Qurbani, and yes it also applies to women as well.
I am the head of my family but NOT physically doing the qurbani myself with my own hands but paying the money to have someone else perform the qurban. Do I then need to refrain from cutting my hair and nails or is it permissible because I am not physically performing the qurban?
Assalam o alikum Farhan, You should refrain from cutting nails and hair because you have an intention of doing Qurbani, whether it is done by you or someone else on your behalf. Allah SWT sees the intention, since you have clear intention of doing Qurbani, so you shouldn’t trim your hair and nails.
WAS, thank you sister.
When should I cut hair & nails after I have paid money because I don’t know the exact time of qurbani being done on my name?
Salam Mushtaq, You can either call the people who you have paid money to. If they don’t respond and If they don’t know yet, then you can cut htem at the end of First day of Eid ul Adha.
If you have any question, feel free to let me know. I’d be happy to answer.
After qurbani means cow is slautered on first day after that one can trim the hair or not
Yes you can.