Haircut during the year of mourning when the father instructed to cut hair
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Question
A person whose father instructed him before passing away to cut his hair during the year of mourning as usual, is the son allowed to cut his hair?
Answer
It is forbidden to cut hair during the seven and thirty days, and afterwards it is permitted, and there is no need to wait for reproach.
Source
It is written in the Rema, Siman 344, Seif 10: "If he instructed not to observe the seven and thirty-day mourning, he is not listened to." And it is written in the Shach there, Seif Katan 9: "But if the father and mother instructed not to observe twelve months, since it does not apply to other deceased but only to the honor of father and mother, it is a mitzvah to fulfill their words, Mahari there." Therefore, once the thirty days are over, one can cut hair as usual without reproach.
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