Is it required to shorten the hair over the entire head for 'Umrah?
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Question:
This questioner says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, regarding one who shortens only part of his head for 'Umrah?
Answer:
No, this is sufficient. It is obligatory to shorten the hair in a way that covers the majority of the head, not necessarily all of it, but the majority. One should not take from one side and leave the other side; rather, the shortening must cover the entire head, just as shaving covers the entire head. This is because shortening is an alternative to shaving, and shaving is for the entire head. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: "shaving your heads or shortening them," attributing both shaving and shortening to the head, and this encompasses the whole of it. Part of it is not sufficient. Yes.
This questioner says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, regarding one who shortens only part of his head for 'Umrah?
Answer:
No, this is sufficient. It is obligatory to shorten the hair in a way that covers the majority of the head, not necessarily all of it, but the majority. One should not take from one side and leave the other side; rather, the shortening must cover the entire head, just as shaving covers the entire head. This is because shortening is an alternative to shaving, and shaving is for the entire head. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: "shaving your heads or shortening them," attributing both shaving and shortening to the head, and this encompasses the whole of it. Part of it is not sufficient. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2505 - هل يشترط تعميم الرأس في التقصير للعمرة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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