Lengthening the Fingernails and Painting Them with Colors
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Some women have the habit of lengthening their fingernails and painting them with various colors. Do you have any guidance on this, and what is the ruling on doing such things?
Answer:
If the length is less than forty, there is nothing wrong with it. But once it reaches forty, no, it is obligatory to cut them; because the Sunnah set a time limit for us, the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So when it reaches forty, it is obligatory for both the man and the woman to cut them. But if it is less than forty, there is nothing wrong with it.
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Some women have the habit of lengthening their fingernails and painting them with various colors. Do you have any guidance on this, and what is the ruling on doing such things?
Answer:
If the length is less than forty, there is nothing wrong with it. But once it reaches forty, no, it is obligatory to cut them; because the Sunnah set a time limit for us, the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So when it reaches forty, it is obligatory for both the man and the woman to cut them. But if it is less than forty, there is nothing wrong with it.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أبواب السواك وسنن الفطرة — islamhouse.com (17:17)
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