10-19-2005, 05:46 PM
A baby,s nail should be clipped so that he cannot hurt himself or others by scratching or poking his fingers in the eyes, which could result in serious injury.
Mothers should ensure that when clipping the baby,s nail ,it should be clipped according to sunnah.
The sunnat method of clipping the nails
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Right hand
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Index finger,fore finger,ring finger,little finger
Left hand
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little finger,ring finger,forefinger,indexfinger,thumb and lastly thumb of the right hand
Prophet Mohamed(S.A.W.)clipped his nails either on thursday or Friday