What is obligatory for one who intends to offer a sacrifice?
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Question:
You are asking about your father's sacrifice. You say: "I was compelled to comb my hair before the sacrifice was slaughtered. Do I owe anything?"
Answer:
If a Muslim man or woman resolves to offer a sacrifice after the month of Dhu al-Hijjah has begun, whether the sacrifice is for himself, for her, for his household, for his father, or for his mother, if he resolves to offer a sacrifice, he must not take anything from his hair or his nails. Likewise, if a man resolves to offer a sacrifice for himself, his household, his father, or his mother, he must not take anything from his hair or his nails.
The Sunnah is that one sacrifice suffices for him and the entire household. He slaughters it for himself, his household, his father, and his mother all together, and that is sufficient. If he offers more than one, there is no harm, but he must not take anything from his hair, his nails, or his skin after the month has begun until he has offered the sacrifice.
As for her combing her head, there is no harm in it. Combing is fine; she can shake it out and comb it, and there is no harm. But she must not shave it with a razor—she must not cut it with a razor—she should only unknot it and comb it. If some hair falls out, it does no harm, because fallen hair is dead hair and does not harm if it falls out. But she must not intentionally cut it or shave it with a razor. As for her unknotting it, washing it, and combing it, there is no harm, even if she is offering a sacrifice. This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered A'ishah, while she was in a state of ihram, to comb her head when she started menstruating, and to enter the state of ihram for Hajj.
Q: Does this order mean that only the head of the family, for example, or the entire family?
The Shaykh: If he slaughters one, it suffices for all of them, for him and the household: the children and his wife. Even if they are a hundred people, one sacrifice suffices for them.
Q: But do they all have to refrain...?
The Shaykh: No, only he who refrains is he.
Q: Only he?
The Shaykh: The one who offers the sacrifice is the one who refrains. As for his family and his children, nothing is required of them.
If they are one household, one sacrifice suffices. But if they are in separate houses, each one having his own independent house, then each one offers a sacrifice for himself.
You are asking about your father's sacrifice. You say: "I was compelled to comb my hair before the sacrifice was slaughtered. Do I owe anything?"
Answer:
If a Muslim man or woman resolves to offer a sacrifice after the month of Dhu al-Hijjah has begun, whether the sacrifice is for himself, for her, for his household, for his father, or for his mother, if he resolves to offer a sacrifice, he must not take anything from his hair or his nails. Likewise, if a man resolves to offer a sacrifice for himself, his household, his father, or his mother, he must not take anything from his hair or his nails.
The Sunnah is that one sacrifice suffices for him and the entire household. He slaughters it for himself, his household, his father, and his mother all together, and that is sufficient. If he offers more than one, there is no harm, but he must not take anything from his hair, his nails, or his skin after the month has begun until he has offered the sacrifice.
As for her combing her head, there is no harm in it. Combing is fine; she can shake it out and comb it, and there is no harm. But she must not shave it with a razor—she must not cut it with a razor—she should only unknot it and comb it. If some hair falls out, it does no harm, because fallen hair is dead hair and does not harm if it falls out. But she must not intentionally cut it or shave it with a razor. As for her unknotting it, washing it, and combing it, there is no harm, even if she is offering a sacrifice. This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered A'ishah, while she was in a state of ihram, to comb her head when she started menstruating, and to enter the state of ihram for Hajj.
Q: Does this order mean that only the head of the family, for example, or the entire family?
The Shaykh: If he slaughters one, it suffices for all of them, for him and the household: the children and his wife. Even if they are a hundred people, one sacrifice suffices for them.
Q: But do they all have to refrain...?
The Shaykh: No, only he who refrains is he.
Q: Only he?
The Shaykh: The one who offers the sacrifice is the one who refrains. As for his family and his children, nothing is required of them.
If they are one household, one sacrifice suffices. But if they are in separate houses, each one having his own independent house, then each one offers a sacrifice for himself.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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