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One: the hair of the head, it should be shaved for those who wish to be clean, but
there is no blame in leaving it long if you keep it clean and care for it.
Two: The hair of the moustache, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
said: “Trim the moustache and leave the beard.”
Three: The hair under arms, it is preferable to pull it out every forty days, this is
easy for those who are accustomed to it from the beginning, but as for those who
are used to shaving it, it is sufficient to shave, it as the pulling is painful.
Four: The nails should be cut because they are ugly if left long, and because dirt
gathers under them.
Six and Seven: The extra skin of the navel and the extra skin of the male organ.
As for the navel it should be cut at birth, but as for circumcision it is the custom of
the Jews to perform it on the seventh day after birth, we have been commanded
not to do as they do, by delaying it until the child grows his first teeth, this is
better and avoids any risk. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said:
there is no blame in leaving it long if you keep it clean and care for it.
Two: The hair of the moustache, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
said: “Trim the moustache and leave the beard.”
Three: The hair under arms, it is preferable to pull it out every forty days, this is
easy for those who are accustomed to it from the beginning, but as for those who
are used to shaving it, it is sufficient to shave, it as the pulling is painful.
Four: The nails should be cut because they are ugly if left long, and because dirt
gathers under them.
Six and Seven: The extra skin of the navel and the extra skin of the male organ.
As for the navel it should be cut at birth, but as for circumcision it is the custom of
the Jews to perform it on the seventh day after birth, we have been commanded
not to do as they do, by delaying it until the child grows his first teeth, this is
better and avoids any risk. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: