The Order of Shaving, Shortening, and Slaughtering After Stoning the Jamarat al-Aqabah
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is shaving or shortening the hair done after stoning the Jamarat al-Aqabah, or after the circumambulation of the Ka'bah?
The Shaykh:
It is done after the stoning. If he has stoned, he shaves or shortens his hair; this is the Sunnah. The slaughtering takes place in between, and the Sunnah is completed. If he has an animal to slaughter, it is better to do so after the stoning and before the shaving. If he slaughters after that, there is no harm. However, if the slaughtering is after the stoning and before the shaving, that is better. If he delays the slaughtering until the second day and has already stoned, shaved, and exited the state of ihram, there is no harm. The matter is broad, if Allah wills. Yes.
Another questioner:
Regarding shortening the hair, O Shaykh, does it include the entire head?
The Shaykh:
He shaves it like this. This is the Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shaved the head like this. Do we take from it, or from some people? No, he increases.
The questioner:
Allah the Exalted said: “And do not shave your heads.”
Another questioner:
[Al-Baqarah 2:196].
The Shaykh:
This applies to the one who is prevented (muhasar). If you are prevented from entering Makkah, prevented from performing Hajj, you slaughter and then shave, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he was prevented and the people of Makkah were stopped. He was ordered to be prevented, to slaughter, and then to shave. Then the pilgrims came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was asked about a man who shaved at the seashore? He said:
The presenter:
May Allah be pleased with them,
The questioner asks: Is shaving or shortening the hair done after stoning the Jamarat al-Aqabah, or after the circumambulation of the Ka'bah?
The Shaykh:
It is done after the stoning. If he has stoned, he shaves or shortens his hair; this is the Sunnah. The slaughtering takes place in between, and the Sunnah is completed. If he has an animal to slaughter, it is better to do so after the stoning and before the shaving. If he slaughters after that, there is no harm. However, if the slaughtering is after the stoning and before the shaving, that is better. If he delays the slaughtering until the second day and has already stoned, shaved, and exited the state of ihram, there is no harm. The matter is broad, if Allah wills. Yes.
Another questioner:
Regarding shortening the hair, O Shaykh, does it include the entire head?
The Shaykh:
He shaves it like this. This is the Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shaved the head like this. Do we take from it, or from some people? No, he increases.
The questioner:
Allah the Exalted said: “And do not shave your heads.”
Another questioner:
until the sacrificial animal has reached
حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ الْهَدْيُThe Shaykh:
This applies to the one who is prevented (muhasar). If you are prevented from entering Makkah, prevented from performing Hajj, you slaughter and then shave, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he was prevented and the people of Makkah were stopped. He was ordered to be prevented, to slaughter, and then to shave. Then the pilgrims came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was asked about a man who shaved at the seashore? He said:
There is no harm,
لا حرج،The presenter:
May Allah be pleased with them,
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 3 (2) — archive.org (5:11)
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