FatwaFederal TerritoriesSacrifice & Aqiqah
IRSYAD HUKUM HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI 12: ANJURAN UNTUK TIDAK MEMOTONG KUKU DAN RAMBUT BAGI YANG INGIN MELAKUKAN IBADAH KORBAN APABILA TIBANYA 1 ZULHIJJAH
Is it recommended for someone who intends to perform the sacrifice to avoid cutting nails and hair from the 1st of Zulhijjah?
Short answer
For a person who intends to perform the sacrifice, it is recommended not to cut nails, hair or body hair from the 1st of Zulhijjah until the sacrifice is completed.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Haji & Korban
- Topic
- Sacrifice & Aqiqah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
For a person who intends to perform the sacrifice, it is recommended not to cut nails, hair or body hair from the 1st of Zulhijjah until the sacrifice is completed. This is based on a hadith in Sahih Muslim narrated by Ummu Salamah. Some scholars understood the prohibition as haram, but Imam al-Shafi'i and his companions held it to be makruh tanzih, which is the definitive view of the Shafi'i school and the one adopted in this ruling.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Apabila sudah masuk bulan Zulhijjah (1 Zulhijjah) maka disunatkan bagi orang yang ingin berkorban untuk tidak memotong rambut di kepalanya, wajahnya, atau badannya, tidak juga memotong kukunya, sehingga dia selesai menyembelih korbannya.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI 12: ANJURAN UNTUK TIDAK MEMOTONG KUKU DAN RAMBUT BAGI YANG INGIN MELAKUKAN IBADAH KORBAN APABILA TIBANYA 1 ZULHIJJAH”, 1 September 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-haji-korban/1061-irsyad-al-fatwa-haji-dan-korban-siri-11-anjuran-untuk-tidak-memotong-kuku-dan-rambut-bagi-yang-ingin-melakukan-ibadah-korban-apabila-tibanya-1-zulhijjah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/not-cutting-nails-hair-before-sacrifice-zulhijjah/