What is the ruling on one who forgot to shave his head upon completing the 'Umrah and did not remember until he was on the way to his hometown, then he shaved his head? Is there anything required of him?

The questioner : A man, O Shaykh, performed the tawaf of 'Umrah and the sa'y, but he did not shave his head until he arrived in his hometown or while on the way. Then he took off his clothes, shaved his head, and exited the state of ihram, meaning he put his clothes back on.

The Shaykh : Why?

The questioner : He did not remember, O Shaykh. He forgot.

The Shaykh : He forgot.

The questioner : Yes

The Shaykh : I hope, if Allah wills, that there is nothing required of him, because the issue now is that he has performed the farewell tawaf.

The questioner : Yes, he performed it and remembered while on the way.

The Shaykh : I hope there is nothing required of him.

The questioner : No, he did not perform it, O Shaykh, because he performed the tawaf and the sa'y, then he left immediately without performing it.

The Shaykh : Yes, praise be to Allah. This is easier; he shaved afterwards.

The questioner : He shaved while on the way, and he was on the road.

The Shaykh : There is no harm.