Touching the beard with dirty hands and disposing of hair
Question
1. Is it sinful to touch the beard with filthy hands, like touching the beard with hands that have something dirty in them but not najis?
2. Is it sinful to throw the beard that fell from the skin into the dustbin or step on them?
Answer
1. It is not sinful, but it is against purity and cleanliness.
2. The hair should be buried.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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