Is it permissible to exit the state of ihram from Hajj and 'Umrah without shortening the hair or shaving the head, such as by applying perfume, for example, or by cutting one's nails?

Question:
Is it permissible to exit the state of ihram from Hajj and 'Umrah without shortening the hair or shaving the head, such as by applying perfume, for example, or by cutting one's nails?

Answer:
It is permissible, provided he completes the rituals. He does not exit the state of ihram until he has completed the rituals, and shaving or shortening the hair is among the rituals, among the rituals of Hajj, and among the rituals of 'Umrah. So Hajj is not completed except by shaving or shortening the hair, and 'Umrah is not completed except by shaving or shortening the hair. It is a ritual of the rituals of Hajj and 'Umrah. He does not take from his hair, nor from his nails, nor does he apply perfume, nor does he wear sewn clothing in 'Umrah. In 'Umrah, he does not wear sewn clothing until he shortens or shaves, because this is part of the completion of 'Umrah. As for Hajj, if he throws the pebbles and shaves his head, it is permissible for him to... or if he throws the pebbles and performs the Tawaf of Ifadah, it is permissible for him to apply perfume and to wear sewn clothing, because this is the first exit from the state of ihram. If he completes the three, which are throwing the pebbles, shaving the head, and the Tawaf and Sa'y, if he completes them, he has made the complete exit from the state of ihram. Yes.