FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #2051: HUKUM BERNAZAR TIDAK MEMOTONG RAMBUT
Is a vow not to cut one's hair until one's wife becomes pregnant valid, and is expiation required if the hair is cut?
Short answer
A vow is valid and must be fulfilled only when it concerns an act of obedience such as fasting, voluntary prayer or spiritual retreat.
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
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A vow is valid and must be fulfilled only when it concerns an act of obedience such as fasting, voluntary prayer or spiritual retreat. A vow to do a merely permissible act is invalid, and the fatwa cites eating and sleeping as examples, following Imam al-Ramli. Therefore a vow not to cut one's hair until one's wife conceives is invalid, and cutting the hair requires no expiation.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh yang demikian, nazar untuk tidak memotong rambut sehingga isteri mengandung adalah tidak sah, maka tidak dikenakan apa-apa kaffarah jika penanya bertindak memotong rambutnya.
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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 #2051: HUKUM BERNAZAR TIDAK MEMOTONG RAMBUT”, 12 December 2025. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/6455-al-kafi-2051-hukum-bernazar-tidak-memotong-rambut. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/vow-not-to-cut-hair-until-wife-pregnant/