Is one who clips his nails during the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah, before entering into a state of Ihram with the intention of performing Hajj, sinful?
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There is no harm for a pilgrim to trim his nails before entering into a state of ; in fact, some scholars even recommend it. What is prohibited is for a person intending to offer a sacrifice () to trim their nails after the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah have begun, due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "When the (first) ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah) begin and one has an animal for sacrifice that he intends to offer, he should not remove any hair from his body nor clip his nails."
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