When does the one in ihram shave his head out of dire necessity?
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The questioner : We mentioned three states for the one who commits a prohibited act, and all these states revolve around need... By need, we mean need in the absolute sense, which implies dire necessity, as for...
The Shaykh : Dire necessity is all the more so.
The questioner : I mean the specific, but the intended meaning is general.
The Shaykh : For example now, is it not possible for a person to endure lice in his head? If the lice in his head become numerous, we told you to shave the head so that the lice do not remain, but is it not possible to endure? It is possible.
The questioner : Is harm a need or a dire necessity?
The Shaykh : What is harm?
The questioner : Is removing harm a need or a dire necessity?
The Shaykh : Harm is dirt, meaning it is permissible to clean oneself without shaving.
The questioner : Lice?
The Shaykh : Lice are a need, not a dire necessity. Dire necessity is, for example, if wounds grew on the head and the hair caused him pain or delayed its healing, this is a dire necessity; in reality, it can be called a dire necessity.
The Shaykh : Dire necessity is all the more so.
The questioner : I mean the specific, but the intended meaning is general.
The Shaykh : For example now, is it not possible for a person to endure lice in his head? If the lice in his head become numerous, we told you to shave the head so that the lice do not remain, but is it not possible to endure? It is possible.
The questioner : Is harm a need or a dire necessity?
The Shaykh : What is harm?
The questioner : Is removing harm a need or a dire necessity?
The Shaykh : Harm is dirt, meaning it is permissible to clean oneself without shaving.
The questioner : Lice?
The Shaykh : Lice are a need, not a dire necessity. Dire necessity is, for example, if wounds grew on the head and the hair caused him pain or delayed its healing, this is a dire necessity; in reality, it can be called a dire necessity.