"Whoever braids his hair should shave it": Is this specific to the one in ihram?
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Question:
His statement: "Whoever braids his hair should shave it"—is this specific to the one in ihram?
Answer:
The command is general; it is possible that he intended this, and it is possible that he intended it for the rest of the year. However, the discussion of these issues relates to acts of worship, so interpreting it as intended for Hajj is more apparent. This is because the matters of custom are broad, so if someone braids his hair other than for Hajj and wants to shorten it, he needs this. For people in their custom, other than in Hajj, they only shave to get relief. So the most apparent is that his intent was for Hajj, this is his intent, or for 'Umrah.
It may also be from the category of advice, not from the category of obligation; because if he makes it a mat, the hair gathers and shortening some of it becomes difficult, unlike shaving, which he can do over the whole of it.
His statement: "Whoever braids his hair should shave it"—is this specific to the one in ihram?
Answer:
The command is general; it is possible that he intended this, and it is possible that he intended it for the rest of the year. However, the discussion of these issues relates to acts of worship, so interpreting it as intended for Hajj is more apparent. This is because the matters of custom are broad, so if someone braids his hair other than for Hajj and wants to shorten it, he needs this. For people in their custom, other than in Hajj, they only shave to get relief. So the most apparent is that his intent was for Hajj, this is his intent, or for 'Umrah.
It may also be from the category of advice, not from the category of obligation; because if he makes it a mat, the hair gathers and shortening some of it becomes difficult, unlike shaving, which he can do over the whole of it.
Source
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