Is a fidyah (ransom payment) required from one who delays shaving or shortening the hair?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I performed 'Umrah with my son, one of them is three years old and the other is six years old. We completed all the rituals, and then I was told that I have to slaughter two sheep for each of them because I did not shave their hair, and they had performed 'Umrah. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
No, it is not correct. He shaves his hair, and that is the end of the problem. He can shave him in any place; shaving is not specific to Makkah. If you shave him on the way, or even in your own country, it does not contradict the ruling. If you remember, you shave him and he completes his 'Umrah, and you owe no fidyah. Yes, even if you slaughtered a fidyah, it would not exempt you from shaving, because it is a ritual act.