أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ هُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ وَقَّتَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قَصِّ الشَّارِبِ وَتَقْلِيمِ الْأَظْفَارِ وَحَلْقِ الْعَانَةِ وَنَتْفِ الْإِبْطِ أَنْ لَا نَتْرُکَ أَکْثَرَ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَی أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً
سنن نسائی · Hadith 14
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “A time limit was set for us, by the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, regarding trimming the mustache, clipping the nails and plucking the pubes; we were not to leave that for more than forty days,” on one occasion he said: “Forty nights.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020