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Permissible to cut or shave the hair of the nape?

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Is it permissible to cut or shave the hair of the nape

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to cut the hair of the nape. However, one should avoid shaving the nape.  

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Tareque Ahmed

Student Darul Iftaa
New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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الفتاوى الهندية (5/ 357)

وَعَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ – رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى – يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يَحْلِقَ قَفَاهُ إلَّا عِنْدَ الْحِجَامَةِ كَذَا فِي الْيَنَابِيعِ.

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