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Answer: Yes. He has to pay Dam. His conjugal relations with his
wife will be permissible only after getting Ḥalq or Qaṣr done.
Questions and answers about cutting nails
Question 1: If a person who is unaware of this ruling cuts the nails
of his both hands and feet in ignorance, is there any leniency for him
Answer: On such an occasion, ignorance is not an excuse. Whether
someone commits an offence forgetfully or deliberately, willingly or
under coercion, he will have to pay expiation in all cases. Ṣadr-ush-
Sharī’aĥ
has stated: If he has trimmed all five nails of one
hand and one foot or all twenty nails of both hands and both feet in
one sitting, he will be required to give one Dam. If he has trimmed
less than five nails of a hand or foot, he is required to pay a Ṣadaqaĥ
for each trimmed nail. Even if he has trimmed four nails of each
hand and each foot, he has to pay sixteen Ṣadaqāt. However, if the
amount of sixteen Ṣadaqāt is equivalent to that of a Dam, he can pay
a little less than the amount of Dam or he is allowed to pay Dam. If
he has trimmed all five nails of one hand or those of one foot in one
sitting and all five nails of the other in another sitting, two Dam will
be Wājib for him. Likewise, if he has trimmed the nails of both hands
and both feet in four different sittings, four Dam will be Wājib for
him. (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 1, pp. 1172; ‘Ālamgīrī, vol. 1, pp. 344)
Question 2: If a person trims nails with his teeth, what is the penalty
Answer: Whether one cuts nails with his teeth or a razor or a knife
or nail-clippers, the ruling is the same.
Question 3: Can a Muḥrim cut the nail of someone else
Answer: No, he cannot. The ruling is the same as for shaving
someone else’s hair.