The Meaning of the Hadith: “Do It, There Is No Harm”

Question:
He says: O Shaykh, “Do it, there is no harm.” What is meant by this?

Answer:
“Do it, there is no harm” applies to the day of the festival. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not asked about anything to be performed before or after among the rituals of Hajj done on the day of the festival—specifically the day of the festival—except that he said, “Do it, there is no harm.” This was said to the man who said, “O Messenger of Allah, I forgot and shaved before I slaughtered.” He shaved before he slaughtered, and similar to that are the actions of the day of the festival, which are slaughtering, shaving, circumambulation, and walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah. These are all permissible whether one performs them in their proper order, which is better, or if he performs some of them before others, it is permissible for him to do so. This is specifically regarding the actions of the day of the festival. Yes.