The ruling on exiting the state of ihram after stoning the pillars before shaving the head and slaughtering the sacrifice

Question:
A question from Hasan Hamid. He says: We performed the stoning of the pillars, and then we exited the state of ihram before we shaved our heads and slaughtered our sacrifices. We were performing tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them). What is the ruling on that?

Answer:
You owe nothing, but the safest and best course for you is to delay exiting the state of ihram until you add the shaving or shortening of the hair to the stoning of the pillars. A group of scholars has held that the stoning alone is sufficient for the first exit from ihram, but there are reports and hadiths, some of which are stronger, indicating that it should be accompanied by shaving or shortening the hair. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned the pillars, slaughtered his sacrificial animal, and shaved his head, and then he stayed on. The best course in this matter is not to exit the state of ihram until one combines two of the three things: the stoning, the shaving or shortening of the hair, and the tawaf and sa'y, if one has a reason to do so. Yes.