Ruling on Letting the Nails Grow Long
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Question:
Is letting the nails grow long forbidden? And what is the ruling on praying in this state?
Answer:
It is permissible for the nails to remain for a period of forty days, and so it is with the mustache and the armpits, and so it is with the pubic hair; for it is established in the hadith from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said:, and in another wording: Sunan Abi Dawud 4200Sahih (Al-Albani) If that reaches forty days, it becomes obligatory for him to trim the mustache, cut the nails, pluck the armpit hair, and shave the pubic hair, based on the aforementioned hadith.
Is letting the nails grow long forbidden? And what is the ruling on praying in this state?
Answer:
It is permissible for the nails to remain for a period of forty days, and so it is with the mustache and the armpits, and so it is with the pubic hair; for it is established in the hadith from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said:
We were given a time limit for trimming the mustache, cutting the nails, plucking the armpit hair, and shaving the pubic hair, not to leave that for more than forty nights.
وقت لنا في قص الشارب وقلم الظفر ونتف الإبط وحلق العانة، ألا يدع ذلك أكثر من أربعين ليلةThe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
وقت لنا رسول الله ﷺ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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