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To what extent is the hadith "Trim your nails, for Satan ties himself to what grows long of them" authentic?

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The Hadith was not narrated with the wording mentioned, but the command to trim nails was reported as one of the characteristics of the Fitra (innate disposition). The majority of scholars view the lengthening of nails as disliked (makruh), and this dislike intensifies after forty nights, while some consider it forbidden (haram).

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