Cutting the hair of a deceased person

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Question:

What do the pious and expert scholars of Islam say: Is it allowed to cut the hair of the deceased after death?

Answer:

It is not allowed to cut the hair and nails, or to comb the hair after death. It is Makruh Tahrimi (offensive). (Durr al-Mukhtar)

And Allah ﷻ knows best

Imam Ahmad Rida Khan

Translation by Dr Musharraf Hussain Al-Azhari Translator of Majestic Quran, www.majesticquran.co.uk

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