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Fatwa CenterUdh-hiyah of rich wife – whether husband should cease to cut his nails and hair
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Allaah willing, I will offer an udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal) from my own property, given that I am an employee. Do the conditions of the udh-hiyah apply to my husband, such as letting the beard grow … to the end of rituals?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.
One of the conditions for making somebody share the reward with the udh-hiyah giver is that such a person is among those for whom the udh-hiyah giver provides.
Hence, if you do not spend on your husband, then it will be impermissible for you to make him share the reward of your udh-hiyah with you. Being so, it is not recommended for him to cease to shave his head and clip his nails during the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah.
As for his beard, it is due on him not to shave it in all cases since shaving it is forbidden.
However, if you are the one spending on your husband, then there is nothing wrong with letting him share the reward of your udh-hiyah with you; and in that case, it is favorable for him to refrain from shaving his head and clipping his nails during the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah. It is due upon him to stop shaving his beard.
Allaah Knows best.
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