Sunday, September 13, 2026

Persecution of the Prophet ﷺ and 9 Madani Pearls About Clipping Nails

Amniotic sac of She-Camel

One day the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم was performing his Salah near the holy Ka'bah. The non-believers of Quraysh were sitting nearby. One of them said 'Do you see him?' He then said referring to the she-camel that had been slaughtered the previous day: Who will rise to fetch the amniotic sac (the fluid-filled sac that contains a foetus) of the she-camel of so and so tribe, and place it between the shoulders of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم when he goes down in prostration?

The one most accursed 'Uqbah Bin Abi Mu'eet' got up, brought the amniotic sac and placed it between the shoulders of Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم. The Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم stayed in the state of prostration and did not raise his blessed head, then they laughed at him until the Sayyidah Fatimah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهَا (who was hardly 8 years old girl at that time) came and put away the filth from the blessed shoulders of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم. Then the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم raised his blessed head and invoked in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ: O Allah! Seize these people of Quraysh! O Allah! Seize Abu Jahl Bin Hasham, Utbah Bin Rabi'a, Sheeba Bin Rabi'a, Waleed Bin Utbah, Umayyah Bin Khalf and Uqbah Bin Abi Mu'eet. The narrator of this blessed Hadith Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Masood رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ has said, 'I saw all of them (lying slain) on the day of Badr and they were thrown into the well of Badr upside down on their heads.'

(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 102, Hadees 240)

Na uth sakay ga Qiyamat talak Khuda عَزَّوَجَلَّ ki qasam

Keh jis ko tum nay nazar say gira kay chor diya

Dear Islamic brothers! In conclusion, I take this opportunity to mention the excellence of a blessed Sunnah as well as some Sunan and manners. The Prophet of Rahmah, the Intercessor of the Ummah صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم has said, 'Whoever loves my Sunnah, loves me, and whoever loves me will be with me in Jannah.'

(Mishkat-ul-Masabeeh, vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)

Sunnatayn 'aam karayn deen ka hum kaam karayn

Nayk ho jayn musalman Madani Madinay walay

صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيْب صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى مُحَمَّد

Nine Madani Pearls about Clipping Nails

1.     It is Mustahab [preferred] to clip nails on Friday. However, one should not wait for Friday if the nails have grown long.

(Durr-e-Mukhtar, pp. 668, vol. 9)

The Sage of Fiqh, Shaykh Mufti Maulana Amjad 'Ali A'zami عَلَيْهِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهُ الْقَوِى said 'It is narrated that whosoever clips his / her nails on Friday, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will protect him from calamities till the next Friday and for three days thereafter, that is, for 10 days. In one narration, it is said that whosoever clips his / her nails on Friday, he will have mercy and sins will be forgiven.'

(Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Muhtar, pp. 9, vol. 668, Bahar-e-Shari'at, part 16, pp. 225-226)

2.     The following is the summary of the prescribed method of clipping nails of hands: Begin with the index finger of the right hand and clip your nails in sequence towards the pinkie (smallest finger). Now, beginning with the pinkie of your left hand and clip your nails in sequence towards the left thumb including nail of the left thumb. In the end, clip the nail of the right thumb.

(Durr-e-Mukhtar, pp. 670, vol. 9, Ihya-ul-Uloom pp. 193, vol. 1)

3.     There is no prescribed order of clipping the toe nails. It would be better to start from the smallest toe on the right foot and cut in order [towards the right thumb], including the thumb, then cut in order on the left foot beginning with the thumb [towards the left pinkie].

(Durr-e-Mukhtar, pp. 670, vol. 9, Ihya-ul-Uloom pp. 193, vol. 1)

4.     It is Makrooh [disliked] to clip the nails in the state of Janabat i.e., when Ghusl [the Purification Bath] becomes obligatory.

(Fatawa 'Alamgeeri, pp. 358, vol. 5)

5.     It is Makrooh [disliked] to clip nails with one's teeth; there is a fear of being inflicted with leprosy in doing so.

(Fatawa 'Alamgeeri, pp. 358, vol. 5)

6.     Bury the nails after clipping them; there is also no harm if they are thrown away.

(Fatawa-e-'Alamgeeri, pp. 358, vol. 5)

7.     It is Makrooh [disliked] to throw the nails in toilet or bathroom as this causes illness.

(Fatawa 'Alamgeeri, pp. 358, vol. 5)

8.     Do not clip nails on Wednesday as this can cause leprosy, however, if 39 days have passed since the nails have been clipped and Wednesday happens to be the 40th day, then it is Wajib [obligatory] to clip the nails as it is impermissible and Makrooh Tahreemi [unlawful] to wait for more than forty (40) days.

(For details read Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, vol. 22, pp. 574, 685)

9.     Long nails are the seats for Satan i.e. Satan sits on the long nails.

(Ithaf-us-Sadat-li-Zubaydi, vol. 2, pp. 653)

To learn various Sunnahs, buy and read 2 remarkable books, 'Bahar-e-Shari'at' part.16 comprising of 312 pages and 'Sunnatayn aur Adaab' comprising of 120 pages, both are published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah. One of the best ways to learn the Sunnah is to travel with the Madani Qafilah of Da'wat-e-Islami with the devotees of the Beloved Prophet.

Lootnay rahmatayn Qafilay mayn chalo

Seekhnay Sunnatayn Qafilay mayn chalo

Hon gi hal Mushkilayn Qafilay mayn chalo

Pao gay barkatayn Qafilay mayn chalo

صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى مُحَمَّد صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيْب

FOR BECOMING A PIOUS AND SALAH-OFFERING MUSLIM

Spend the whole night in the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima' of Dawat-e-Islami held every Thursday after Salat-ul-Maghrib in your city, for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with good intentions. In order to learn Sunnahs, make it your routine to travel with a 3-day Madani Qafilah every month with the devotees of Rasool, to fill out the Madani In'amat booklet every day practising Fikr-e-Madinah and to submit it to the relevant responsible Islamic brother of your locality on the first date of every Madani month.

My Madani Aim: 'I must strive to reform myself and people of the entire world إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ. In order to reform ourselves, we must act upon Madani In'amat and to strive to reform people of the entire world, we must travel with Madani Qafilahs إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ.'

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