What is the ruling on shortening the hair in the rites of pilgrimage from some parts of the head?
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The questioner : Okay, let us move on to another question, or the last one regarding shortening the hair from the entire head. By shortening in the rites, we mean taking scissors, as they say, from the entire head or from parts of the head, meaning generally, not specifically, that every hair on the head is taken. Do you see any harm in that?
The Shaykh : Specify what you are asking about: is there harm or not?
The questioner : I say that shortening with scissors in the rites of Hajj and 'Umrah from all parts of the head, taking with scissors and not shaving, meaning with a razor.
The Shaykh : I understood this, and I ask Allah to attribute to others what should be attributed to me regarding shortening. You seem to be asking: How is the shortening other than this, as per the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Fath 48:27]?
The questioner : No, is it?
The Shaykh : How is the shortening other than this, as you asked?
The questioner : I mean, I understand shortening to be from the general area of the head.
The Shaykh : Yes, and your question was like that.
The questioner : My question is like that, but I say that the one who does this with scissors does not go over every hair.
The Shaykh : Yes, and do you mean that the scissors must go over every hair?
The questioner : Yes, according to my understanding of the verse: "shortening the hair and shaving the heads."
The Shaykh : Yes, in that case, you need a magnifying glass for the hair so that you do not miss a single hair.
The questioner : Yes. Okay, and the one who takes from one side or two sides and leaves a part of the head from which he takes nothing.
The Shaykh : This contradicts the text.
The questioner : Meaning, shortening is generally, as we said, but it is not required from every hair.
The Shaykh : Yes, not with a magnifying glass, meaning.
The questioner : Yes, okay. Forgive us, O Shaykh, if we said this was the last question, but here some of my brothers are with me, and they say, what does the question here say?
The Shaykh : This is my luck, O...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I say, this is my luck, O Jamal.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Specify what you are asking about: is there harm or not?
The questioner : I say that shortening with scissors in the rites of Hajj and 'Umrah from all parts of the head, taking with scissors and not shaving, meaning with a razor.
The Shaykh : I understood this, and I ask Allah to attribute to others what should be attributed to me regarding shortening. You seem to be asking: How is the shortening other than this, as per the saying of Allah the Exalted:
with your heads shaved and [hair] shortened
مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَكُمْ وَمُقَصِّرِينَThe questioner : No, is it?
The Shaykh : How is the shortening other than this, as you asked?
The questioner : I mean, I understand shortening to be from the general area of the head.
The Shaykh : Yes, and your question was like that.
The questioner : My question is like that, but I say that the one who does this with scissors does not go over every hair.
The Shaykh : Yes, and do you mean that the scissors must go over every hair?
The questioner : Yes, according to my understanding of the verse: "shortening the hair and shaving the heads."
The Shaykh : Yes, in that case, you need a magnifying glass for the hair so that you do not miss a single hair.
The questioner : Yes. Okay, and the one who takes from one side or two sides and leaves a part of the head from which he takes nothing.
The Shaykh : This contradicts the text.
The questioner : Meaning, shortening is generally, as we said, but it is not required from every hair.
The Shaykh : Yes, not with a magnifying glass, meaning.
The questioner : Yes, okay. Forgive us, O Shaykh, if we said this was the last question, but here some of my brothers are with me, and they say, what does the question here say?
The Shaykh : This is my luck, O...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I say, this is my luck, O Jamal.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، الشريط 1115 — al-albany.com (13:51)
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