The ruling on refraining from cutting hair and nails for one who has appointed an agent for the sacrificial animal
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Question:
It is known that one who intends to offer a sacrifice does not cut any of his hair or nails. Is it likewise obligatory for the one who has been appointed to offer the sacrifice on his behalf?
Answer:
There is no harm for the one who sacrifices himself, who spent the money, but his wife and children owe nothing, and the agent owes nothing. This is the one who slaughters the udhiyah, or it is from his money; he slaughters it for himself and appoints an agent. He does not eat anything from his hair, nor from his nails, nor from anything else. As for the agent who is not the one sacrificing, or the agent of endowments and sacrifices, he has nothing to do with it. Likewise, the one who sacrifices on behalf of another has nothing to do with it. The one who sacrifices is the one who must refrain, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): No one intended. Yes.
It is known that one who intends to offer a sacrifice does not cut any of his hair or nails. Is it likewise obligatory for the one who has been appointed to offer the sacrifice on his behalf?
Answer:
There is no harm for the one who sacrifices himself, who spent the money, but his wife and children owe nothing, and the agent owes nothing. This is the one who slaughters the udhiyah, or it is from his money; he slaughters it for himself and appoints an agent. He does not eat anything from his hair, nor from his nails, nor from anything else. As for the agent who is not the one sacrificing, or the agent of endowments and sacrifices, he has nothing to do with it. Likewise, the one who sacrifices on behalf of another has nothing to do with it. The one who sacrifices is the one who must refrain, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): No one intended
…whoever intends to offer a sacrifice should not cut any of his hair
أن يضحي فلا يأكل من شعره
Source
الحج المبرور — islamhouse.com (54:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
