The Manner of Shortening the Hair in Hajj and 'Umrah
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Question:
A listener named Munahiy Qablan al-Shahrani from Ras Tanura sent a question, saying: Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has bestowed upon me, my two brothers, and my cousin a 'Umrah in the month of Ramadan this year. After we completed the tawaf and sa'y, we shortened our hair using a pair of scissors we found with some other pilgrims who had already shortened their hair. When we returned, we were told that this shortening is not permissible because it did not cover the entire hair of the head. What is the ruling on this, and do we owe an expiation? We were unaware of this, and we ask you to please clarify the manner of shortening the hair in such a case and how it is done. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory to generalize the shortening; it is obligatory for the pilgrim performing Hajj or 'Umrah to generalize the shortening of the head, meaning the entire head. One should cut from the tips of the hair generally, just as one shaves the entire head. However, if someone was ignorant of this, there is no blame on him—if Allah wills—if he shortened only part of it. He should be careful in the future—if Allah wills—to generalize it in the future. As for what has already passed, there is no blame—if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A listener named Munahiy Qablan al-Shahrani from Ras Tanura sent a question, saying: Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has bestowed upon me, my two brothers, and my cousin a 'Umrah in the month of Ramadan this year. After we completed the tawaf and sa'y, we shortened our hair using a pair of scissors we found with some other pilgrims who had already shortened their hair. When we returned, we were told that this shortening is not permissible because it did not cover the entire hair of the head. What is the ruling on this, and do we owe an expiation? We were unaware of this, and we ask you to please clarify the manner of shortening the hair in such a case and how it is done. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory to generalize the shortening; it is obligatory for the pilgrim performing Hajj or 'Umrah to generalize the shortening of the head, meaning the entire head. One should cut from the tips of the hair generally, just as one shaves the entire head. However, if someone was ignorant of this, there is no blame on him—if Allah wills—if he shortened only part of it. He should be careful in the future—if Allah wills—to generalize it in the future. As for what has already passed, there is no blame—if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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