Nails

A nail is a horn-like keratinous envelope covering the tips of the fingers and toes in most primates. Nails evolved from claws found in other animals. Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough protective protein called alpha-keratin which is found in the hooves, hair, claws and horns of vertebrates.

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Girl . Salah (Prayers) . Nails

Is it permissible for an 18-year-old girl to wear acrylic nails while performing Wudhu and Salah?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 4 months ago

Wearing acrylic nails in your nails prevents water of Wudhu or Ghusl from reaching to your real nails, hence invalidates your Wudhu and Ghusl. If you wear it after performing Wudhu or Ghusl then pray Salah, your Salah will be valid because your Wudhu or Ghusl were valid as you performed Wudhu or Ghusl with out wearing anything stops water from reaching to your nails.

Wassalam.

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Woman . Nails . Nail polish . Wudu (Ablution)

Is it true that women can wear nail polish and still have a valid Wudhu as long as one toe remains unpolished?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 6 months ago

Most Shi'i scholars consider it necessary to remove nail polish for wudu'. (This is apart from the view of the late Ayatollah Fadlallah, who did not consider it necessary to remove it for wudu'.)

However, regarding feet: In Shi'i fiqh, for wiping the feet in wudu, it is necessary to wipe from the tip of one toe to the ankle. If one toe does not have polish (such as the little toe), one can do the wiping including that toe, and fulfill the requirements of wudu. However, that does not work for ghusl, since you need to wash everything.

Hands: The above doesn't work for hands.

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Hadith . Nails . Jumu'ah . Albinism

Is there a valid Hadith stating that clipping nails on Friday grants immunity to albinism, considering albinism is a genetic trait?

Yes. The Hadith is from Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS): Clipping nails on Friday protects against leprosy, vitiligo and blindness. (Al-Kaafi, V. 6, P.490).

'Wassalam.

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Nails . Girl . Ring . Eyelash

Is curling eyelashes considered allowed, and are girls permitted to wear rings and grow their nails long?

Muslim female is responsible not to expose her beauty in front of non Mahram men. Curling eyelashes is allowed but it is should Muslim female should not expose her beauty in front of non Mahram men. Wearing rings is also allowed provided it should not be exposed to non Mahram men. Growing long nails is no exception but nails should not cover the tips of fingered preventing water from reaching to the tips of the figures. If nails prevent water from reaching to any part of the figure, Wudhu and Ghusl will be then invalid.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Skin . Nails

Is the Ghusl valid if there is a colored substance on the skin or an unremovable material under the nails, such as charcoal?

If there is just a color on the skin or the nail, it does not harm Ghusl, but if the substance formed a layer preventing water from reaching, then Ghusl will be invalid unless it was for medical reason (Jabeera) where wiping over the bandage is allowed.

Wassalam.

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Girl . Nails . Salah (Prayers) . Wudu (Ablution)

Is it permissible for a girl to have acrylic nails on top of her nails while praying and performing ablution?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answer updated 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

Acrylic nails are considered as zeenah, and therefore haram to wear in public. Furthermore, it would prevent water from getting to her skin/nails, which would invalidate her wudhu' and ghusl.

Should she avoid these situations, like not show it in front of non-mahram, and put it on after wudhu', her prayer will be valid.

And Allah knows best

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Nails . Blood . Water

Is the area under my nails where there is dried blood, called sprinter hemorrhage in medical terms, considered impure especially when it comes into contact with water for Wudhu?

The dried blood under the nail is either not Najis or does not spread Najasah, because it is not on outer part if the body but covered by the nail.

'Wassalam.

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Nails . Hair . Sacrifice . Eid al-Adha

Is cutting nails and trimming hair forbidden for a person who wants to offer sacrifice in his own country before Eid al-Adha?

Cutting nails or trimming hair is permissible for a person who wants to offer sacrifice in his own country for Eid Al-Adha.

Wassalam.

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Nails . Hair . Sawm (Fasting)

Can I cut my nails and hair while fasting?

Yes it is permissible to cut nails and hair while fasting.

Wassalam.

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Hair . Nails . Tuesday

Is it allowed to cut hair and nails on a Tuesday?

Bismihi ta'ala

Yes, it is allowed to cut nails on a Tuesday.

For further information about cutting of nails, please refer to this Q&A:

https://www.al-islam.org/ask/is-there-a-recommended-time-to-trim-our-nai...

And Allah knows best

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Nails . Ghusl

Does the presence of dirt under the nails affect the validity of a Ghusl?

Bismihi ta'ala

If it is 'dirt', and it is accessible, and would prevent water from getting to your out layer of skin, then it is wajib to remove, for the purpose of wudhu and ghusl.

If the dirt is not accessible, as in it is a stain under your nail that you cannot remove, or that the dirt is not an obstacle and will not prevent water from getting to your skin, then you do not have to remove it, and your wudhu/ghusl will be valid.

And Allah knows best.

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Nails . Hair

Is there a recommended time to trim our nails or hair, and does the time of day or night affect it?

Bismihi ta'ala

Clipping of our nails is considered an important hygienic practice in Islam. In our sunnah it speaks about many physical and spiritual benefits of clipping nails.

Among the etiquette of cutting nails is that one should cut their nails on a Friday, and start from the little (pinky) finger of their left hand, and end with the little finger of their right hand.

Other days that have been mentioned that would be good to cut nails is Tuesday and Thursday.

It is also mentioned that one should bury their nail clippings, or throw it into nature.

It is makruh to rip off your nails with biting them off.

As for cutting nails during the night, there is no evidence for it being bad or makruh.

In regards to hair hygene, Islam emphasises on this a lot as well. Especially having clean hair, and brushing/combing of hair. As for cutting of hair in the night time or day time, there is also no evidence that mentions it is bad to cut at night.

And Allah knows best.