Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1459

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ وَأَرَادَ بَعْضُكُمْ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ فَلَا يَمَسَّ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَبَشَرِهِ شَيْئًا» وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ «فَلَا يَأْخُذَنَّ شَعْرًا وَلَا يَقْلِمَنَّ ظُفْرًا» وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ «مَنْ رَأَى هِلَالَ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ فَلَا يَأْخُذْ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَلَا مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Umm Salama reported that the Messenger of God said: When the first ten days begin and one of you intends to offer a sacrifice, let him not remove anything from his hair or body. Another report says: Let him not remove any hair or clip any nail. Another says: Whoever sees the new moon of Dhu al-Hijja and intends to offer a sacrifice should remove nothing from his hair or nails. Muslim transmitted it.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The reference to the ten days is to the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijja.