Excerpted from the book “Wālidayn aur Aulād ke Ḥuqūq” by Shaykh Javed Iqbal Sialkoti◈ Prophet Ibrāhīm عليه السلام and Circumcision
Arabic Text:
◈ اختتن إبراهيم وهو ابن ثمانين سنة بالقدوم
Translation:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Ibrāhīm (Abraham) عليه السلام circumcised himself with an adze (hatchet) at the age of eighty (80) years.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb Aḥādīth al-Anbiyā’, Chapter: “And Allah took Ibrāhīm as a friend” — Ḥadīth No. 3356❖ Important Note on Fitrah Practices
✔ Cutting the moustache,
✔ Removing pubic hair,
✔ Clipping the nails,
✔ Plucking the underarm hair —
All these are part of the fitrah (natural human disposition) and have a maximum time limit of forty (40) days.
Delaying these practices beyond forty days is sinful and impermissible.
◈ Time Limit Prescribed by the Prophet ﷺ
Arabic Text:
◈ وقت لنا رسول الله فى قص الشارب وتقليم الأظفار وحلق العانة ونتف الإبط أن لا نترك أكثر من أربعين يوما
Translation:
Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه said:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fixed a time for us in trimming the moustache, clipping the nails, shaving the pubic hair, and plucking the underarm hair — that we should not leave them for more than forty days.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Nasā’ī, Kitāb Dhikr al-Fiṭrah, Chapter: “Time Limit for These Acts” — Ḥadīth No. 14
