The ruling on shaving the newborn's hair and giving charity equal to its weight
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Question:
The questioner asks regarding shaving the newborn's hair: Is it necessary that it be done on the seventh day after birth? Or is it possible not to shave it? And is it necessary to give charity in silver equal to the weight of the hair?
Answer:
None of this is obligatory. If he shaves it on the seventh day, that is better in order to remove the harm from the hair with which he was born. If he leaves it, there is no harm, but he should clean it with water, or his mother should clean it with water. Yes.
The questioner asks regarding shaving the newborn's hair: Is it necessary that it be done on the seventh day after birth? Or is it possible not to shave it? And is it necessary to give charity in silver equal to the weight of the hair?
Answer:
None of this is obligatory. If he shaves it on the seventh day, that is better in order to remove the harm from the hair with which he was born. If he leaves it, there is no harm, but he should clean it with water, or his mother should clean it with water. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/061 — archive.org (7:12)
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