Shaving and Shortening the Hair in 'Umrah, and Which Is Better
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah reward you. He says: Regarding shaving and shortening the hair in 'Umrah, what is the ruling, and which is better in your opinion?
The Shaykh:
Shaving the head is better. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-Fath 48:27] So shaving is preferred over cutting the hair short; it is undoubtedly better. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner Abu Fadl asks why.
The Shaykh:
And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.
Shaykh, may Allah reward you. He says: Regarding shaving and shortening the hair in 'Umrah, what is the ruling, and which is better in your opinion?
The Shaykh:
Shaving the head is better. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
with your heads shaved and [hair] shortened
مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَكُمْ وَمُقَصِّرِينَThe questioner:
The questioner Abu Fadl asks why.
The Shaykh:
And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
O Allah, forgive those who shave their heads, O Allah, forgive those who shave their heads, O Allah, forgive those who shave their heads. Then he said in the fourth: and those who shorten their hair.
اللهم اغفر للمحلقين، اللهم اغفر للمحلقين، اللهم اغفر للمحلقين ثم قال في الرابعة وللمقصرين.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 05-06-1436هـ — af.org.sa (24:31)
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