The Ruling on Leaving Off Shortening the Hair in 'Umrah and Its Expiation
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This is a sister who says she resides in Jeddah. Honorable Shaykh, she says: I have been residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for several years, and the first thing I did was perform 'Umrah. I performed 'Umrah, praise be to Allah, nine times during this period. In every instance I performed 'Umrah, I did not shorten my hair from the hair of my head. I was truly ignorant of this matter, although I had a feeling that I had not completed the 'Umrah with this condition. I used to ask my husband about it, and he would say that it is obligatory only for men, and not for women, as some friends who are knowledgeable about such matters told him. My certainty in this increased when I heard twice in the episodes of this blessed program that I must offer an expiation or a sacrifice. What do you advise regarding my question? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
Yes, it is as you heard. Whoever leaves off shaving or shortening the hair—shortening is specified for the woman because shaving is not permissible for her—has left off an obligatory act of Hajj or an obligatory act of 'Umrah. Blood does not suffice for it; rather, it must be performed because it is not lost. She is required to shorten her hair for every 'Umrah with the intention of fulfilling the obligatory act for each 'Umrah. So she repeats shortening her hair for every 'Umrah. Otherwise, if intercourse occurred before she shortened her hair during these periods, she owes an expiation for every 'Umrah in which intercourse occurred before she shortened her hair. She owes an expiation for every 'Umrah because she committed a prohibited act before completing the 'Umrah. The expiation of compensation becomes obligatory either for leaving off an obligatory act or for committing a prohibited act. Intercourse is prohibited. So if intercourse occurs before she shortens her hair for 'Umrah, she owes an expiation, which is a sheep that she slaughters in Makkah and distributes to the poor. And she must shorten her hair, because shortening is not lost.
May Allah reward you with good. This is a sister who says she resides in Jeddah. Honorable Shaykh, she says: I have been residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for several years, and the first thing I did was perform 'Umrah. I performed 'Umrah, praise be to Allah, nine times during this period. In every instance I performed 'Umrah, I did not shorten my hair from the hair of my head. I was truly ignorant of this matter, although I had a feeling that I had not completed the 'Umrah with this condition. I used to ask my husband about it, and he would say that it is obligatory only for men, and not for women, as some friends who are knowledgeable about such matters told him. My certainty in this increased when I heard twice in the episodes of this blessed program that I must offer an expiation or a sacrifice. What do you advise regarding my question? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
Yes, it is as you heard. Whoever leaves off shaving or shortening the hair—shortening is specified for the woman because shaving is not permissible for her—has left off an obligatory act of Hajj or an obligatory act of 'Umrah. Blood does not suffice for it; rather, it must be performed because it is not lost. She is required to shorten her hair for every 'Umrah with the intention of fulfilling the obligatory act for each 'Umrah. So she repeats shortening her hair for every 'Umrah. Otherwise, if intercourse occurred before she shortened her hair during these periods, she owes an expiation for every 'Umrah in which intercourse occurred before she shortened her hair. She owes an expiation for every 'Umrah because she committed a prohibited act before completing the 'Umrah. The expiation of compensation becomes obligatory either for leaving off an obligatory act or for committing a prohibited act. Intercourse is prohibited. So if intercourse occurs before she shortens her hair for 'Umrah, she owes an expiation, which is a sheep that she slaughters in Makkah and distributes to the poor. And she must shorten her hair, because shortening is not lost.
Source
تقصير الشعر بالنسبة للنساء في العمرة — alfawzan.live
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