Disposing Of Clipped Nails Into A Drain Or Toilet

Question

Can clipped nail be disposed of into a darin or toilet?

Answer

It is Makrooh to throw clipped nails into the drain or toilets, etc. The Fuqaha have written that doing so creates illnesses.

Checked and Approved By:

Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.

References

وفي الخانية ينبغي أن يدفن قلامة ظفره ومحلوق شعره وإن رماه فلا بأس وكره إلقاؤه في كنيف أو مغتسل لأن ذلك يورث داء وروي أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أمر بدفن الشعر والظفر وقال لا تتغلب به سحرة بني آدم اه ولأنهما من أجزاء الآدمي فتحترم وروى الترمذي عن عائشة رضي الله عنها كان صلى الله عليه وسلم أمر بدفن سبعة أشياء من الإنسان الشعر والظفر والحيضة والسن والقلفة والمسحة اه
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