If one appoints another to perform the 'Id sacrifice, is it obligatory for him to refrain from cutting hair and nails?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a man travels during the time of 'Id al-Adha and leaves his wife to perform the sacrifice, and she will appoint another person to slaughter for her, is it required that she refrain from cutting her hair or nails?
Answer:
If it is being sacrificed on her behalf, it is not forbidden for her to cut her hair. This restriction applies only to the one who wants to sacrifice for himself and for others. The one who wants to sacrifice for himself and for others is the one who does not take anything from his hair, his skin, or his nails, as stated in the hadith. So, there is no report in the hadith Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a man travels during the time of 'Id al-Adha and leaves his wife to perform the sacrifice, and she will appoint another person to slaughter for her, is it required that she refrain from cutting her hair or nails?
Answer:
If it is being sacrificed on her behalf, it is not forbidden for her to cut her hair. This restriction applies only to the one who wants to sacrifice for himself and for others. The one who wants to sacrifice for himself and for others is the one who does not take anything from his hair, his skin, or his nails, as stated in the hadith.
As for the one for whom the sacrifice is performed
أما من يضحى عنهthat he does not take?
أنه لا يأخذ؟
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من سيوكل غيره في الأضحية هل يلزمه الإمساك عن الشعر والظفر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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