What is the ruling on one who shortens part of the hair on his head?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! I performed the rites of 'Umrah, and one of the brothers gave us a ruling that if I cut some of the hair on my head, it would suffice in place of shaving, and I completed my 'Umrah based on this. Is this correct?
Answer:
This is not correct. You must shorten the hair over the entire head, just as shaving covers the entire head, because shortening is a substitute for shaving, and shaving covers the whole head. Since shortening is a substitute for it, it must cover the whole head. Allah the Exalted said: "Shaving your heads or shortening them." He did not say "shaving part of your heads or shortening part of your heads." When "head" is mentioned without qualification, it includes the entire head. So if you did not complete shortening your head, go now and put on your ihram clothes again and complete the shortening. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! I performed the rites of 'Umrah, and one of the brothers gave us a ruling that if I cut some of the hair on my head, it would suffice in place of shaving, and I completed my 'Umrah based on this. Is this correct?
Answer:
This is not correct. You must shorten the hair over the entire head, just as shaving covers the entire head, because shortening is a substitute for shaving, and shaving covers the whole head. Since shortening is a substitute for it, it must cover the whole head. Allah the Exalted said: "Shaving your heads or shortening them." He did not say "shaving part of your heads or shortening part of your heads." When "head" is mentioned without qualification, it includes the entire head. So if you did not complete shortening your head, go now and put on your ihram clothes again and complete the shortening. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من قصَّر جزء من شعر رأسه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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