The ruling on leaving the hair and nails uncut for more than forty days
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The questioner:
Leaving the hair and nails after forty days is a cause of regret for the one who does it, or does it contradict what is best?
The Shaykh:
He is to be feared of sin; because the people set a time limit for us. So setting a time limit indicates the obligation of trimming. They set a time limit for us in trimming the beard, cutting the nails, cutting the hair, and shaving the pubic hair, so that we do not leave that for more than forty nights.
The questioner:
But some people have the habit, when they reach the miqat, of removing their hair and nails, believing that it is better to do so specifically at the miqat, when they intend to enter the state of ihram.
The Shaykh:
do not leave it for forty [days]; he should take care of it before the forty [days] at all times. Yes.
The questioner:
If the hair is weak and does not grow much.
The Shaykh:
The apparent text indicates generality. Yes.
Leaving the hair and nails after forty days is a cause of regret for the one who does it, or does it contradict what is best?
The Shaykh:
He is to be feared of sin; because the people set a time limit for us. So setting a time limit indicates the obligation of trimming. They set a time limit for us in trimming the beard, cutting the nails, cutting the hair, and shaving the pubic hair, so that we do not leave that for more than forty nights.
The questioner:
But some people have the habit, when they reach the miqat, of removing their hair and nails, believing that it is better to do so specifically at the miqat, when they intend to enter the state of ihram.
The Shaykh:
do not leave it for forty [days]; he should take care of it before the forty [days] at all times. Yes.
The questioner:
If the hair is weak and does not grow much.
The Shaykh:
The apparent text indicates generality. Yes.
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح البخاري، من أول كتاب الجمعة، إلى باب: من تسوك بسواك غيره — islamhouse.com (21:33)
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