Shaved baby hair
The Islamic Shari’a law shaved the hair of the newborn on the seventh day of his birth, knowing its weight in order to determine its value in silver. The health of the baby when he is young or even when he grows up, as we will show the rule of shaving the hair of the child in the law with the correct evidence, and the benefits reported by scientists in the field of human medicine.
Ruling on shaving the hair of the child
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Every young man is held hostage by his age. He is slaughtered on the seventh day, and he is called, and his head is shaved.” But this is not only for the children But also to the daughters. Imam Malik said in his Mufti that Fatima bint the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to give birth to a child, but he weighed his hair and approved the price of silver for the poor, and did so with al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Zaynab and Umm Kulthum.
As for his ruling in terms of obligatory or obligatory, al-Haafiz Abu Zar’a said: “It is mustahabb to shave the head of the baby on the seventh day. The Shaafa’is and the Hanbalis said, and from the Maalikis: Ibn Habib, Ibn Shaaban and others, Ibn al-Mundhir and Ibn Hazm.” Or a duty, but it is desirable to hire the one who does it and does not sin.
Benefits of shaving baby hair
Ancient and modern medicine mentioned many of the benefits that lay in shaving the hair of the newborn, not to mention the benefits that pervade the lives of Muslims in all respects, individual, health, educational, social, and these benefits:
- Educational and social benefits:
- The prayer of those who are in need of the child and his parents, and this is especially true if the weight of the hair is silverized, so that the blessing will be rewarded and rewarded by God Almighty.
- These acts raise the souls of Muslims to sacrifice and spend; society becomes like a single building, in solidarity with one another.
- Pleasure is enjoyed not only in the family, but in the rest of society.
- Health Benefits:
- The doctors of modern science say that the baby at birth has a layer of water extract in the womb. This material causes different types of microbes if it touches the outside air, so it is better to shave the baby’s head so that these microbes do not reach the hair follicles.
- The shaving process activates the glands in the hair follicles, opens the pores, and removes any layer that has been unlocked for these names, making the skin more breathable in a healthy way.
- Dr. Saleh bin Ahmed Reza said: “The removal of the hair of the head of the child clean, and protection, comfort, and activity; the barber is the best way to clean what may hang in the hair of dirt.”