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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on shaving a boy's hair and putting date in his mouth

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The questioner:
The prohibition here.

The Shaykh:
The default ruling regarding prohibition is that it is forbidden; this is the default. The default regarding prohibition is that it is forbidden, and the default regarding commands is that they are obligatory, unless there is evidence to the contrary.

The questioner:
"Dhabb al-qasah" is pronounced with a dammah on the qaf. As for the qasah and the qafaa for a boy, there is no harm in them.

The Shaykh:
This is from his own pocket; I say it is from his own pocket. Yes.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you for your good deed. Shaving the boy's hair; is the narration authentic?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
The narration "and he shaves the head of the child who is born"—is the narration authentic?

The Shaykh:
If the guardian is with him and the guardian puts him in the state of ihram, then if he wishes, he shaves for him, and if he wishes, he shortens the hair for him. The guardian who put him in ihram for the 'Umrah in the month and his Hajj is the one who directs him. Yes. And shaving is better for the boy and the man. Yes. Yes. He says: birth.

The questioner:
At the time of birth. May Allah reward you for your good deed. Is the narration authentic in
Source صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (18:22)

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