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Is it permissible for one to discard ones hair & nails down the drain?

Published as Discarding ones hair & nails down the drain

· 5 Jumada I 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible for one to discard ones hair & nails down the drain? In some cases e.g. shaving in the shower, this can't be avoided.

Answer

Unwanted hair and nails should be disposed of by burying it in sand. It is makrooh to flush it in the toilet or throw it down the drain.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فإذا قلم أظفاره أو جز شعره ينبغي أن يدفن ذلك الظفر والشعر المجزوز فإن رمى به فلا بأس وإن ألقاه في الكنيف أو في المغتسل يكره ذلك لأن ذلك يورث داء كذا في فتاوى قاضيخان (الفتاوى الهندية 5/358)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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