What is the wisdom behind the one who sacrifices not taking from his hair?
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The questioner : The operative cause in shaving is the change; it is not said to be for comfort, but rather it is called a change of creation.
The Shaykh : What does changing the creation mean?
The questioner : Yes, the creation, as ... so they should not take anything from their hair or nails.
The Shaykh : No, what is apparent is that if a person, for example, took something from his skin and it had hair on it, he would not owe an expiation, even though that is a greater change. Then, the wisdom in prohibiting a person during the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah from taking anything from his hair, skin, or nails—the operative cause and the wisdom in that, and Allah knows best—is so that he shares with those who have shaved and are in the state of ihram in some of the characteristics of ihram.
The Shaykh : What does changing the creation mean?
The questioner : Yes, the creation, as ... so they should not take anything from their hair or nails.
The Shaykh : No, what is apparent is that if a person, for example, took something from his skin and it had hair on it, he would not owe an expiation, even though that is a greater change. Then, the wisdom in prohibiting a person during the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah from taking anything from his hair, skin, or nails—the operative cause and the wisdom in that, and Allah knows best—is so that he shares with those who have shaved and are in the state of ihram in some of the characteristics of ihram.