What is the wisdom behind preventing the one offering a sacrifice from cutting their hair and nails during the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah?
The prohibition against the sacrificing person (al-mudhahhi) cutting their hair or trimming their nails is so that they remain complete in their parts, thereby being entirely freed from the Fire. Thus, every part of the sacrificial animal becomes a ransom for every part of them.
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