What is the evidence for the legitimacy of shaving the newborn's hair after the seventh day and donating its weight in gold or silver with the intention of drawing closer to God, and does the ruling differ between the lenient and others?
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The evidence for the permissibility of shaving the newborn's hair on the seventh day is the action of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. He sacrificed a sheep for Al- and said to Fatimah: "Shave his head and give in charity silver equal to the weight of his hair." Shaving the hair is a , so whoever does it will be rewarded, and there is no sin upon whoever is lenient regarding it. It is permissible to delay shaving the hair beyond the seventh day to the fourteenth or twenty-first, or any other day.
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