Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Umm Salamah narrates that when the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah begin, do not cut your hair nor your nails.

Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib says that whoever intends to offer a sacrifice, when the month of Dhul-Hijjah begins, he should not cut his hair or nails.

Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib disliked that a person who intends to perform Hajj should cut his hair. The narrator says that I asked Hazrat Ikrimah about this. He replied, "Should women also not be exempted?!"

When the days of Hajj approached, Hazrat Ata disliked cutting hair.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that whoever intends to perform Hajj should not cut his hair.

Hazrat Ata was asked whether a person who intends to perform Hajj can cut his hair. He replied that there is no harm in it.

Hazrat Salim used to cut his hair on the middle of Sha'ban, and then he would set out for Hajj.

Hasan liked that a person should not cut hair or nails during the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and he did not see any harm in using depilatory powder for hair removal.

Hazrat Jabir narrates that I asked Hazrat Ikrimah, Hazrat Salim, Hazrat Ata, Hazrat Tawus, and Hazrat Qasim about this matter. All of them said that there is no harm in it.

Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Umm Salamah narrates that whoever intends to offer a sacrifice, when the moon of Dhu al-Hijjah is sighted, he should not cut his hair until the sacrifice is done. The narrator says that I mentioned this to Ibrahim; he said, I have not heard about this.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that the predecessors used to prefer that when a person intends to enter into the state of Ihram, he should not cut his hair.

Hazrat Umar bin Khattab had the hair of Muhammad bin Rabee’ah, who belonged to the Quraysh, cut at Dhu’l-Hulayfah before he entered into Ihram.

Hazrat Abu Bakr bin Harith, Hazrat Ata bin Yasar, and Abu Bakr bin Sulaiman say that there is no harm if a person cuts his hair and nails during the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.

Hazrat Ata says that there is no harm in using hair removal powder during the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, (hair can be cut).

Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid used to apply (oil, etc.) abundantly to his hair during the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah (in order to lengthen it).

Hazrat Ata says that there is no harm in using hair removal powder during the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.

Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib used to prefer having long hair at the time of putting on Ihram.