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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on taking from the hair and nails of one for whom a sacrifice is offered

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Question:
Shaykh Salih, it seems appropriate to ask about the one in authority, the custodian of the House, if he wishes to offer a sacrifice for himself and his family, are they also bound by this ruling, or how do you guide the people?

Answer:
The correct view is that the one who wishes to offer a sacrifice should perform the sacrifice from his own wealth and slaughter the sacrificial animal from his own wealth. He is the one who refrains from taking from his hair and nails. Yes. The tenth of Dhul-Hijjah. As for the one for whom a sacrifice is offered, it has not been established that he is prohibited from doing so. Yes. Yes.
Yes, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
The hadith of Umm Salimah: When the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah enter, whoever wishes to offer a sacrifice should not take anything from his hair or his nails until he offers the sacrifice.لحديث أم سلمة إذا دخلت عشر ذي الحجة فمن أراد أن يضحي فلا يأخذ شيئا من شعره ولا من أظفاره حتى يضحي
This applies to the one who wishes to pay for the sacrifice from his own wealth and slaughter it for himself and others, or who slaughters it for himself only. He does not take from his hair or his nails. As for the one who wishes to offer a sacrifice for another, such as the one who wishes to slaughter a bequest. Yes.
For another, or offers a sacrifice for his parents and does not include himself with them, then he also does not refrain from taking anything from his hair or his nails. Yes, yes.
The one intended is the one who wishes to offer a sacrifice for himself alone, or for himself along with others. This is the one who refrains. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم الأخذ من الشعر والأظفار لمن يضحى عنه – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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