Ummu Salmah رضي الله عنها narrates that Nabi صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:
"When you see the crescent of Zul Hijjah and any one of you intend to perform Udhiyyah (slaughter an animal) then he should abstain from (cutting) his hair and nails."