Does shortening the hair from all sides of the head suffice in place of the prescribed shortening?
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Question:
There are some people, Honorable Shaykh, who, after finishing the sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah), take a pair of scissors and shorten their own hair by taking a portion from the top, a portion from the bottom, a portion from the right side, and a portion from the left side of the head. They say that this action is sufficient because they have shortened the hair from all sides of the head. Is this action correct? Allah the Exalted said: And man was a weak creature
Answer:
The first thing is that this is due to haste. A person should be gentle in matters of worship. So, if he wants to shorten his hair, he should have someone else do it for him; he should have someone else do it for him so that they cover the entire head. As for him, he is unable to cover the whole head; he cannot see the entire head. So, he should be patient and go to the barbers, or go to one of his companions and have him shorten the hair from his entire head. Yes.
There are some people, Honorable Shaykh, who, after finishing the sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah), take a pair of scissors and shorten their own hair by taking a portion from the top, a portion from the bottom, a portion from the right side, and a portion from the left side of the head. They say that this action is sufficient because they have shortened the hair from all sides of the head. Is this action correct? Allah the Exalted said: And man was a weak creature
Answer:
The first thing is that this is due to haste. A person should be gentle in matters of worship. So, if he wants to shorten his hair, he should have someone else do it for him; he should have someone else do it for him so that they cover the entire head. As for him, he is unable to cover the whole head; he cannot see the entire head. So, he should be patient and go to the barbers, or go to one of his companions and have him shorten the hair from his entire head. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تقصير الشعر من جميع جوانب الرأس يجزئ عن التقصير؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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