Shaving a girl's hair on the seventh day
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 17998 )
Q2: Is shaving a girl's hair on the seventh day of her birth a recommended practice? If it is not a recommended practice, is it permissible to do it?
A2: Two hadiths have been reported regarding shaving the hair on the seventh day: the first is This hadith was narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad. The second is the hadith of Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bulugh al-Maram 12:44 , narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah . The first hadith is regarding the birth of al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), and the second uses the word "boy" (ghulam), which is specific to males and not females. Therefore, it is not prescribed to shave the head of a newborn if it is a female. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q2: Is shaving a girl's hair on the seventh day of her birth a recommended practice? If it is not a recommended practice, is it permissible to do it?
A2: Two hadiths have been reported regarding shaving the hair on the seventh day: the first is
When Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to al-Hasan, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shave his head..."
لما ولدت فاطمة رضي الله عنها الحسن قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: احلقي رأسه..Every boy is pawned against his 'Aqiqah, to be slaughtered on his behalf on the seventh day of his birth, his head is to be shaved, and he must be given a name.
كل غلام مرتهن بعقيقته تذبح عنه يوم سابعه ويسمى فيه ويحلق رأسه
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