The ruling on shaving or cutting the hair in forgetfulness before the tawaf
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who shaves or cuts his hair in forgetfulness before the tawaf and sa'y in 'Umrah, or is ignorant of the ruling? Does he owe anything?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. The school of thought holds that he owes something; because what falls under the category of destruction, such as shaving, is not excused by ignorance or forgetfulness, so he owes a fidyah (ransom payment); because it is destruction. And what does not involve destruction, such as applying perfume in forgetfulness or covering the head in forgetfulness, where there is no destruction of anything, there is nothing on him for that. This is the school of thought. And the correct opinion is that there is nothing on him in all cases, as long as he did not do it intentionally and did not know that he was excused for it.
[Al-Ahzab 33:5], the mistake and forgetfulness are excused for the Ummah, and what they were forced to do. This is the correct opinion, if Allah wills. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who shaves or cuts his hair in forgetfulness before the tawaf and sa'y in 'Umrah, or is ignorant of the ruling? Does he owe anything?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. The school of thought holds that he owes something; because what falls under the category of destruction, such as shaving, is not excused by ignorance or forgetfulness, so he owes a fidyah (ransom payment); because it is destruction. And what does not involve destruction, such as applying perfume in forgetfulness or covering the head in forgetfulness, where there is no destruction of anything, there is nothing on him for that. This is the school of thought. And the correct opinion is that there is nothing on him in all cases, as long as he did not do it intentionally and did not know that he was excused for it.
And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended.
وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا أَخْطَأْتُم بِهِ وَلَٰكِن مَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ
Source
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