The Ruling on a Woman Lengthening Her Nails
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Question:
This is a woman asking: What is the ruling on a woman lengthening her nails?
Answer:
Lengthening the nails is not permissible, neither for a woman nor for a man. Trimming the nails is among the characteristics of the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) and the sunnah (recommended practice) of the Prophets. A person should not imitate animals, such as dogs, animals, and cats that have claws. Allah has honored the human being by exempting him from that, so he should not imitate animals and beasts. This is one aspect.
The second aspect is that when the nails grow long, dirt accumulates under them, and it may harm the health. It may harm the health, and also, ritual impurity (najasah) may get under the nails. This includes janabah (major ritual impurity) and the major state of impurity, such as menstruation and post-natal bleeding. It is necessary that water covers the fingers and the body. If the nail is long and prevents the water from reaching what is underneath, the water does not reach it, so the ritual purity (taharah) is not completed. Therefore, lengthening the nails is not permissible; it is haram (forbidden) from several aspects. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
This is a woman asking: What is the ruling on a woman lengthening her nails?
Answer:
Lengthening the nails is not permissible, neither for a woman nor for a man. Trimming the nails is among the characteristics of the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) and the sunnah (recommended practice) of the Prophets. A person should not imitate animals, such as dogs, animals, and cats that have claws. Allah has honored the human being by exempting him from that, so he should not imitate animals and beasts. This is one aspect.
The second aspect is that when the nails grow long, dirt accumulates under them, and it may harm the health. It may harm the health, and also, ritual impurity (najasah) may get under the nails. This includes janabah (major ritual impurity) and the major state of impurity, such as menstruation and post-natal bleeding. It is necessary that water covers the fingers and the body. If the nail is long and prevents the water from reaching what is underneath, the water does not reach it, so the ritual purity (taharah) is not completed. Therefore, lengthening the nails is not permissible; it is haram (forbidden) from several aspects. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-081-كلكم راع|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (57:58)
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