What is the ruling on trimming the nails of a deceased person, cutting his mustache, and shaving his pubic hair?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Trimming the nails of a deceased person, cutting his mustache, and shaving his pubic hair: is it obligatory if they are, meaning, long and unsightly?
The Shaykh : First, this has no basis in the Sunnah.
The questioner: All right.
The Shaykh : Second, the original ruling regarding some of what you mentioned is prohibition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is sufficient to know that in your question, if it is long, how can one know the length or shortness of the pubic hair except by looking at it, and that is looking at what is forbidden?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, if we assume there is length that indicates the deceased was contrary to the Sunnah, as mentioned in the hadith of Anas ibn Malik, who said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set a time limit for us in cutting the nails, plucking the armpit hair, and shaving the pubic hair: forty days . If it grows longer than that, it means he violated the prescribed time limit, and he is held accountable by the Shari'ah. Does that save him by having a man look at his private parts and shave his pubic hair? This is one of the branches that should not be viewed with acceptance, but must be rejected, because he (peace be upon him), as you know, said:Sahih Muslim 1718a This is the answer to the first question, so what comes after it?
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. Good, regarding the mustache, meaning the mustache in front of us is long.
The Shaykh : No, no, it all falls under what was mentioned before, but I gave the example of the private parts because the matter of the violation is clear.
The questioner : Ah, good. If he was excused, Shaykh, if he was sick.
The Shaykh : It does not concern us. What concerns us are these details, but I wanted to clarify the ugliness of what is said.
The questioner : May Allah honor you. May Allah reward you. Good, Shaykh.
The questioner : Trimming the nails of a deceased person, cutting his mustache, and shaving his pubic hair: is it obligatory if they are, meaning, long and unsightly?
The Shaykh : First, this has no basis in the Sunnah.
The questioner: All right.
The Shaykh : Second, the original ruling regarding some of what you mentioned is prohibition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is sufficient to know that in your question, if it is long, how can one know the length or shortness of the pubic hair except by looking at it, and that is looking at what is forbidden?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, if we assume there is length that indicates the deceased was contrary to the Sunnah, as mentioned in the hadith of Anas ibn Malik, who said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set a time limit for us in cutting the nails, plucking the armpit hair, and shaving the pubic hair: forty days . If it grows longer than that, it means he violated the prescribed time limit, and he is held accountable by the Shari'ah. Does that save him by having a man look at his private parts and shave his pubic hair? This is one of the branches that should not be viewed with acceptance, but must be rejected, because he (peace be upon him), as you know, said:
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
مَن أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو ردٌّThe questioner : May Allah preserve you. Good, regarding the mustache, meaning the mustache in front of us is long.
The Shaykh : No, no, it all falls under what was mentioned before, but I gave the example of the private parts because the matter of the violation is clear.
The questioner : Ah, good. If he was excused, Shaykh, if he was sick.
The Shaykh : It does not concern us. What concerns us are these details, but I wanted to clarify the ugliness of what is said.
The questioner : May Allah honor you. May Allah reward you. Good, Shaykh.
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