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Hadith 2156
Hadith #
2156
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
6
Section
38
Part
The Book of Dresses, Beautification and Kindness
Chapter
Clipping the finger Nails
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from in a marfu‘ manner has said the following
“When clipping fingernails you must begin with the little finger of the left hand and complete it with the right hand (little fingernail).’”
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ رَفَعَهُ فِي قَصِّ الْأَظْفَارِ تَبْدَأُ بِخِنْصِرِ الْأَيْسَرِ ثُمَّ تَخْتِمُ بِالْيَمِينِ .

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