35/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1977g — Until Sacrifice
When the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah begin, it is forbidden for the one who wants to offer a sacrifice to remove anything from his hair, nails or skin
Do Not Cut Hair or Nails Until Qurbani Is Done
Sahih Muslim : 1977g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1977g
وَحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو اللَّيْثِيُّ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ عَمَّارِ بْنِ أُكَيْمَةَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ذِبْحٌ يَذْبَحُهُ فَإِذَا أُهِلَّ هِلاَلُ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ فَلاَ يَأْخُذَنَّ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَلاَ مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى يُضَحِّيَ " .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to have said: He who has a sacrificial animal with him whom (he intends) to offer as sacrifice, and he enters the month of Dhu'I-Hijja, he should not get his hair cut or nails trimmed until he has sacrificed the animal.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1977gIn-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 57USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 22, Hadith 4873
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1977g
This hadith about not cutting hair or nails until qurbani is done gives the instruction with a clear end point. Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم, reported that whoever has a sacrificial animal to offer, and the month of Dhu'l-Hijja enters, should not take anything from his hair or nails until he has sacrificed the animal. This wording is useful because it states both the start and the finish: the Dhu'l-Hijja moon begins the period, and the sacrifice ends it. The explanation should stay with the text. It is about the person who has a sacrifice to offer. It does not discuss unrelated grooming cases or people not intending sacrifice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The instruction begins when Dhu'l-Hijja enters.
- It applies to one who has a sacrifice to offer.
- The person should not cut hair or nails until sacrificing.
- The hadith gives a clear end point: until the sacrifice is done.
