Burying one's hair after a haircut

· 3 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Barbers presumably throw away the day’s hair clippings into the refuse bin. After one has had a haircut at a barber shop, should one collect one’s clippings and subsequently bury the clippings?

Answer

Preferably.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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