The fitra and its practices
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The fitra and its practices
The practices of the fitra: rinsing the mouth and nose, trimming the nails, trimming the moustache, plucking the armpits and pubic hair, letting the beard grow: rulings and disagreements.
Updated on 06 October 2026 at 10:50 PM
The fitra gathers the natural practices taught by the Prophet: the siwak, circumcision, hair removal and the beard. Each topic is treated in detail, school by school, in its own page.
The topics in detail
- The siwak and oral hygieneLinguistically, the siwak designates both the act of rubbing the teeth (istiyak) and the instrument used for it, also called miswak; one says: he rubbed his mouth; its ...
- Circumcision: status and the schools' viewsThe jurists of the 4 schools agree on the legality of circumcision. Imam Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) reports their agreement that whoever circumcises his son ...
- Hair removal and the beardLinguistically, the pubic hair is the hair growing above the private parts (Al-Misbah al-Munir). The technical meaning of the term does not depart from its linguistic ...
Sources and references
- Coran 5:6
- Muslim 224
- Mawsu'at al-fiqh
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