Cutting Nails in the Year of Mourning
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Question
After the thirty days following the death of his father, does the rule for cutting nails require waiting for a rebuke, like a haircut, or is it permitted immediately after the thirty days?
Answer
It is permitted immediately, and there is no need to wait for a rebuke.
Source
Rabbi Akiva Eiger, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 390, Paragraph 7: "Regarding cutting nails, it implies that there is no need to wait for a rebuke, Hilchot Ketanot (Part 1, Siman 113):" Similarly, the Chida wrote in Siman 399, explaining that since people do not usually look at their friend's nails, due to disgust, there is no need to wait for a rebuke.
In Be'er HaGolah, Siman 390, Paragraph 6, it is written in the name of Lashon Zahav to be stringent with one's father and mother and wait for a rebuke. However, the custom permits even without a rebuke.
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