{"id":5877,"date":"2024-07-10T07:41:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/trimming-hair-during-the-month-of-hajj\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:27:08","slug":"trimming-hair-during-the-month-of-hajj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/trimming-hair-during-the-month-of-hajj\/","title":{"rendered":"Trimming Hair During The Month Of Hajj"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>There is a Hadith in the <em>Sahih<\/em> of Muslim which says that Muhammad (sws) said that if somebody intends to offer an animal on <em>Eid al-Azha<\/em>  he should not cut his nails and should not trim\/cut his hair (head,  underarms and private parts) from 1st to the 10th of Zilhijjah i.e. till  <em>Qurbani<\/em>. Kindly guide <\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>This  is a custom to show solidarity with the pilgrims. It is not obligatory  in nature though and is recommended for those who want to sacrifice an  animal on Eid.<\/p>\n<div>When  a person does not cut his hair or nails, he through this practice,  devotes himself to God for these ten days. He does not embellish himself  showing that he has cut himself off from the pleasures of life for  these ten days very much like the pilgrims.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-03-04<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"5877\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a Hadith in the <em>Sahih<\/em> of Muslim which says that Muhammad (sws) said that if somebody intends to offer an animal on <em>Eid al-Azha<\/em>  he should not cut his nails and should not trim\/cut his hair (head,  underarms and private parts) from 1st to the 10th of Zilhijjah i.e. till  <em>Qurbani<\/em>. 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