LessonsBab Jinayat al-Muhrim — Ihram Violations and Expiation (Part I)Quiz

وَإِنْ قَصَّ أَظَافِيرَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ فَعَلَيْهِ دَمٌ
Translation: If he trims the nails of both hands and both feet, an animal offering is due.

Azafir is the plural of nails; yadayhi refers to both hands, and rijlayhi to both feet. The text prescribes dam for trimming the nails of both hands and both feet.

The next clauses distinguish one complete hand/foot, fewer than five nails, and five taken from different limbs. Those details must not be collapsed into one rule.

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Trimming the nails of hands and feet

Bab Jinayat al-Muhrim — Ihram Violations and Expiation (Part I)

وَإِنْ قَصَّ أَظَافِيرَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ فَعَلَيْهِ دَمٌ
Translation: If he trims the nails of both hands and both feet, an animal offering is due.

Azafir is the plural of nails; yadayhi refers to both hands, and rijlayhi to both feet. The text prescribes dam for trimming the nails of both hands and both feet.

The next clauses distinguish one complete hand/foot, fewer than five nails, and five taken from different limbs. Those details must not be collapsed into one rule.