The ruling on one who forgot to shorten her hair during 'Umrah
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Question:
Ahmad sent a question to the Prophet's city, stating: For years, we performed 'Umrah on the twenty-seventh day of Ramadan. The crowds were so severe that we could not find a hotel to stay in, so we returned immediately to the city. I forgot to shorten my hair, and I did not remember until two months or more had passed. What is required of me?
Answer:
First, performing 'Umrah during the crowds on the twenty-seventh day of Ramadan, or the night of the twenty-seventh, is unnecessary and has no evidence. Designating the night of the twenty-seventh or the last ten days of Ramadan, when the crowds are heavy, is not prescribed. This is because it involves danger and severe crowding, preventing a person from performing the rituals properly. In fact, one cannot even pray properly due to the intensity of the crowds. Allah has not prescribed for us this 'Umrah in Ramadan. There is virtue and good in 'Umrah in Ramadan, but one should come at a time when there are no crowds, for example, at the beginning of the month. One should not delay until the crowds become severe and then come for 'Umrah. All of Ramadan is a virtuous time and a time for 'Umrah. One should come at times when there are no crowds, so that one can perform 'Umrah as required, and so that one can worship Allah in the Sacred Mosque as required, without crowds and without danger.
As for what the questioner, or rather the female questioner, asked about forgetting to shorten her hair for 'Umrah: if she remembers at any time and in any place, she should shorten her hair. This is because shortening the hair has no specific place; it is permissible in any place. She is required to shorten her hair with the intention of shortening it for 'Umrah, even if a long time has passed. This will suffice her, if Allah wills.
Ahmad sent a question to the Prophet's city, stating: For years, we performed 'Umrah on the twenty-seventh day of Ramadan. The crowds were so severe that we could not find a hotel to stay in, so we returned immediately to the city. I forgot to shorten my hair, and I did not remember until two months or more had passed. What is required of me?
Answer:
First, performing 'Umrah during the crowds on the twenty-seventh day of Ramadan, or the night of the twenty-seventh, is unnecessary and has no evidence. Designating the night of the twenty-seventh or the last ten days of Ramadan, when the crowds are heavy, is not prescribed. This is because it involves danger and severe crowding, preventing a person from performing the rituals properly. In fact, one cannot even pray properly due to the intensity of the crowds. Allah has not prescribed for us this 'Umrah in Ramadan. There is virtue and good in 'Umrah in Ramadan, but one should come at a time when there are no crowds, for example, at the beginning of the month. One should not delay until the crowds become severe and then come for 'Umrah. All of Ramadan is a virtuous time and a time for 'Umrah. One should come at times when there are no crowds, so that one can perform 'Umrah as required, and so that one can worship Allah in the Sacred Mosque as required, without crowds and without danger.
As for what the questioner, or rather the female questioner, asked about forgetting to shorten her hair for 'Umrah: if she remembers at any time and in any place, she should shorten her hair. This is because shortening the hair has no specific place; it is permissible in any place. She is required to shorten her hair with the intention of shortening it for 'Umrah, even if a long time has passed. This will suffice her, if Allah wills.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6595- حكم من نسيت تقصير شعرها في العمرة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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