His statement, “from his hair”: hair is well known, and this includes hair whose removal is recommended as well as hair whose removal is permissible. Thus, he must not remove any of it.

His statement, “anything,” includes both a small amount and a large amount.

An example of hair whose removal is recommended is underarm and pubic hair.

Hair whose removal is permissible includes the hair of the head. Thus, he must not shave his head or trim any of its hair until he offers the sacrifice.

His statement, “or from his skin,” means his skin: he must not remove any of it. But can a person actually remove anything from his skin? We say: this can occur in the following cases:

First: if he has not been circumcised and wishes to be circumcised during these days, we say to him: Do not be circumcised, for you will be removing something from your skin.

Second: some people are heedless in this regard, and you may find them cutting away skin from the heel of the foot. A person who has this habit will inevitably suffer from cracked heels. If he leaves it alone, it will settle; but if he keeps disturbing it, it will worsen. Even if there is dead skin there, leave it alone, so that it does not crack and become worse.

Issue: The author, may Allah have mercy on him, did not mention something stated in the hadith: “the nail.” I do not know of any scholar who has neglected its ruling. Perhaps the author, may Allah have mercy on him, omitted it for the sake of brevity: he mentioned two of the matters found in the hadith and left out the third. However, the ruling is the same: he must not remove anything from his nails. Yet, if a nail breaks and causes him harm, he may remove the part that is causing the harm, and there is no blame upon him. Likewise, if an eyelash falls into his eye, or if a hair grows inward from the eyelid and irritates the eye, it is permissible to remove it with tweezers, because this is done to ward off its harm.