Removing hair.
Hajj/Umrah
Asked on 7th July 2022
Question
Assalamualaikum Wa Rehmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu.
I wanted to know can a person clean their hair from armpits and other body parts during the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah, if he or she has intended to make sacrifice or they should refrain from doing so?
Answer
Wa'alaykumsalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatouh
Yes they should refrain from doing so until they have done their sacrifice as per the hadeeth
It is prescribed for the one who wants to offer a sacrifice, once the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah appears, not to remove anything from his hair, nails or skin, until he has offered the sacrifice, because of the report narrated by the group except al-Bukhaari, from Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her), that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When you see the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah, if any one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, let him leave his hair and nails alone.” A version narrated by Abu Dawood (2791) and Muslim (1977) says: “Whoever has an animal to slaughter, when the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah appears, let him not remove anything from his hair or nails until he has offered the sacrifice.” This applies whether he is going to slaughter the sacrifice himself or he has appointed someone else to do it; but with regard to those on whose behalf the sacrifice is being offered [i.e., his family etc], that is not prescribed for them, because there is no report to that effect.
Yes they should refrain from doing so until they have done their sacrifice as per the hadeeth
It is prescribed for the one who wants to offer a sacrifice, once the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah appears, not to remove anything from his hair, nails or skin, until he has offered the sacrifice, because of the report narrated by the group except al-Bukhaari, from Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her), that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When you see the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah, if any one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, let him leave his hair and nails alone.” A version narrated by Abu Dawood (2791) and Muslim (1977) says: “Whoever has an animal to slaughter, when the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah appears, let him not remove anything from his hair or nails until he has offered the sacrifice.” This applies whether he is going to slaughter the sacrifice himself or he has appointed someone else to do it; but with regard to those on whose behalf the sacrifice is being offered [i.e., his family etc], that is not prescribed for them, because there is no report to that effect.