Is shaving the nape of the neck (*al-qafa*) disliked for one who has not shaved their head or has no need for it?

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Shaving the nape of the neck without having shaved the head or having a necessity for it is disliked (*yukrah*). This practice is considered the action of the Magians (Zoroastrians), and whoever imitates a people belongs to them. However, shaving the nape during cupping therapy (*al-hijamah*) is permissible.