Explaining the Sunnahs of Fitrah
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Q19: The questioner says: A hadith was reported: How should a Muslim attend to these matters? Is it every month, every two months, or every year?
A19: These matters vary. For example, cutting the nails: one should do this whenever they grow long, say, every week. Likewise, trimming the beard: one should cut it and keep it short whenever it grows long. Similarly, plucking the armpit hair, or removing the armpit hair and the pubic hair: one should attend to these and keep them in order whenever they grow long, and the maximum limit for this is forty days; one should not exceed forty days.
Five things are of the fitrah, or seven things are of the fitrah
خمس من الفطرة، أو سبع من الفطرةA19: These matters vary. For example, cutting the nails: one should do this whenever they grow long, say, every week. Likewise, trimming the beard: one should cut it and keep it short whenever it grows long. Similarly, plucking the armpit hair, or removing the armpit hair and the pubic hair: one should attend to these and keep them in order whenever they grow long, and the maximum limit for this is forty days; one should not exceed forty days.
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