Ruling on burying nails, cutting them at night and saying Bismillaah over them
some ppl tell me that cutting nails at nighttime is not allowed, and also i'v been taught that we have to spit and say bismillah on the nail or hair 3 times before throwing it in the garbage,...so that shaytan will not be able to take it or use it...
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no basis for saying that cutting the nails at night
is haraam; rather a person may cut his nails whenever he wants, at any time
of day or night.
Similarly, there is no basis for saying that one must say
Bismillaah three times over nails or hair before throwing them away,
otherwise the Shaytaan will use them. It is also not correct to say that
they must be buried; a hadeeth was narrated concerning that which is da’eef
jiddan (very weak). It is permissible to throw them in the garbage or down
the drain, or to bury them. If a person fears that they may fall into the
hands of those who practise sihr (witchcraft) then he should dispose of them
in a place where they will not be able to get hold of them. And Allaah knows
best.