Cutting nails is prohibited during ইহরাম; trim them before entering ইহরাম as part of your preparation. Broken nails may be removed without penalty, but deliberate cutting requires fidyah.
No, cutting or trimming nails — both fingernails and toenails — is prohibited while in the state of ইহরাম. This is one of the established prohibitions (mahdhurat) of ইহরাম, agreed upon by all four schools of jurisprudence. The prohibition applies equally to men and women and covers removing nails by any method, not just cutting.
If a nail breaks on its own or is hanging painfully, scholars generally permit removing the broken part without penalty, as this falls under genuine necessity. However, deliberately cutting even a single nail requires fidyah (penalty): fasting 3 days, feeding 6 poor people, or sacrificing a sheep — the হাজী may choose among these three options.
To avoid any issues, scholars strongly recommend trimming nails before entering the state of ইহরাম. As part of your pre-ইহরাম preparation (along with bathing, grooming, and applying perfume to the body but not the ইহরাম garments), trim all fingernails and toenails. This is actually from the Sunnah of preparing for ইহরাম. If your হজ্জ or উমরাহ lasts several days and nails grow uncomfortably long, you must wait until you exit the state of ইহরাম to trim them.
নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) was asked what a muhrim should avoid. He mentioned among the prohibitions the cutting of nails and removal of hair.
নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) was asked what a muhrim should avoid. He mentioned among the prohibitions the cutting of nails and removal of hair.
Source: Ibn Qudamah, Al-Mughni, chapter on prohibitions of ইহরাম
নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) was asked what a muhrim should avoid. He mentioned among the prohibitions the cutting of nails and removal of hair.
Sahih al-Bukhari #1542 (sahih)