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AL-KAFI #1413: BENARKAH BULU ATAU KUKU YANG DIPOTONG PERLU DITANAM
Must trimmed nails or hair be buried?
Short answer
Burying trimmed nails and hair is recommended (sunnah) and good practice, but it is not obligatory.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Burying trimmed nails and hair is recommended (sunnah) and good practice, but it is not obligatory. This is the view reported from Shafi'i and Hanbali scholars, and the fatwa inclines to it. The hadith of Mil bint Misyrah about the Prophet burying his nails is noted as having a very weak chain of narration. The fatwa says the practice accords with keeping the environment clean and prevents the material from being misused for black magic or hair extensions.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sunat menanam dan menimbus di dalam tanah segala rambut serta kuku yang dipotong sebagaimana diriwayatkan perbuatan tersebut dilakukan oleh Ibn Umar dan disepakati oleh para ulama mazhab kami.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1413: BENARKAH BULU ATAU KUKU YANG DIPOTONG PERLU DITANAM”, 10 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3775-al-kafi-1413-benarkah-bulu-atau-kuku-yang-dipotong-perlu-ditanam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/must-trimmed-nails-hair-be-buried/