What is the ruling on throwing nails and hair into the trash?

The questioner : The questioner says: Regarding nails and hair, many people say that it is not permissible to throw them in the toilet or the trash. What is your comment on that?

The Shaykh : Nails and hair belong to the children of Adam. There is no doubt that they have separated from a body that is preferred over many of those whom Allah the Exalted has created, and they are pure. For this reason, it is narrated from some of the Salaf that he used to bury them. However, I do not know of any Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this. Therefore, if one buries them, that is better. If one does not bury them, he should not throw them in the trash or dirty places, out of respect for them. I do not have a Sunnah in this matter by which I can issue a definitive ruling, and knowledge is with Allah. However, on this occasion, I would like to remind our Muslim brothers that the hair that is required to be removed is the hair of the private parts, which is removed by shaving, and the hair of the armpits, which is removed by plucking. A person plucks it because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that plucking it is part of the fitrah (innate natural disposition). If a person is unable to pluck it, there is no harm in using oils or ointments that remove the hair. The third is the hair of the mustache; it is recommended (sunnah) for a man to trim it or shave it, and he should not leave it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In another wording, it says: "And let the beards grow," meaning leave them to increase and lengthen, and do not touch them. As for the mustache, it is recommended to shave or trim it. Also, what should be removed are the nails, the nails of the hands and the nails of the feet, and a person should not leave them. Some people used to leave them, or leave the nail of the thumb of the right hand, and this is undoubtedly imitating the disbelievers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed to the need to be cautious of that, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him): "And as for the nail, it is the blade of the Abyssinians." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated by his saying "And as for the nail, it is the blade of the Abyssinians" that the Abyssinians make their nails like knives, using them to slaughter and perform ritual slaughter, so they resemble the beasts of prey that tear with their claws. A person is honored, so he should not be like the beasts of prey or do what leads him to resemble the beasts of prey. If someone asks: How long may a person go without doing these things?
We say that it is established from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set the limit for this at forty days. So do not leave the armpits, the beard, or the nails for more than forty days. However, before forty days, whenever you grow, it is recommended for a person to remove them, because that is part of the fitrah (the innate natural disposition). And it is amazing that some of our Muslim brothers contradict this in the matter of the mustache and the beard; they trim the mustache and shave the beard. This is undoubtedly the meaning of "we heard and we disobeyed." The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Trim the mustaches and let the beards grow," but they let the mustaches grow while they shave the beards, and shaving is greater than trimming, because shaving, may Allah protect us, is complete removal. And it is amazing that if these people were required to shave it every day, they would disobey and not shave it every day, but for some of them, it is impossible to go to work every day unless they have shaved it. And this is disobedience to Allah and His Messenger, because , Allah the Exalted said . So my brothers who have been afflicted with this matter should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and be satisfied with what they have done, and follow the path of the messengers and the path of the righteous Salaf (the earliest generations) in this matter.