Is It Authentic That Cutting Nails on Friday Ensures Protection Until the Next Friday and Prevents Poverty?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

Is the claim that cutting nails on Friday ensures Allah’s protection until the next Friday and protection from poverty authentic?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

The hadith scholars have declared this narration a fabrication. See the reference below.

[Zurqani, Sharh al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyya, Hasan al-Kanani, Tanzih al-Shari’ah al-Marfu’a ‘an al-Akhbar al-Shani’a al-Mawdu’a]

I would like you to go through the valuable answers and links below. In sha Allah, you will receive guidance and direction.

– cutting nails Archives
– Key Etiquettes and Sunnas of Friday

I pray this helps answer your question.

[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.