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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1523 — Dhul-Hijjah Hair and Nails Rule
To Avoid Removing One's Hair For Those Who Want To Offer Sacrifice
Hadith About Dhul-Hijjah Hair and Nails Before Sacrifice
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1523
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1523
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، أَوْ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ رَأَى هِلاَلَ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ فَلاَ يَأْخُذَنَّ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَلاَ مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالصَّحِيحُ هُوَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَدْ رَوَى عَنْهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ نَحْوَ هَذَا . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَبِهِ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَإِلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ذَهَبَ أَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ . وَرَخَّصَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالُوا لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَأَظْفَارِهِ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَاحْتَجَّ بِحَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَبْعَثُ بِالْهَدْىِ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَلاَ يَجْتَنِبُ شَيْئًا مِمَّا يَجْتَنِبُ مِنْهُ الْمُحْرِمُ .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Whoever Sees The Crescent Of Dhul-Hijjah, And Wants To Slaughter A Sacrifice He Should Not Take From His Hair Nor From His Nails."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1523In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 36English translation : Vol. 3, Book 17, Hadith 1523
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1523
This hadith about Dhul-Hijjah hair and nails speaks to a person who wants to offer a sacrifice. Umm Salamah narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said when someone sees the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah and wants to slaughter a sacrifice, he should not take from his hair or his nails. The text is focused on one clear situation: a person has entered Dhul-Hijjah and intends udhiyah. It does not speak about someone who does not intend sacrifice. It also does not add other actions beyond hair and nails. The narration keeps the teaching direct: the intention to sacrifice brings a special manner of waiting until the sacrifice is done. Abu Isa also records that scholars differed about this matter in the notes after the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The instruction is tied to seeing the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah.
- The hadith applies to the one who wants to offer a sacrifice.
- Hair and nails are both mentioned in the Prophet’s wording.
- The narration shows care for the days before udhiyah.
