Shaving or shortening the hair:

• It is a must to shave or shorten the hair by at least the amount of a fingertip (2 c.m) but shaving the head completely with a razor is preferred according to the saying of The messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): Ibn Omar narrated that The messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “May Allah have mercy upon shavers” (who shave the hair of the head) They asked: and shortners (those who shorten the hair) Messenger of Allah? He said: “ May Allah have mercy upon shavers”. They asked: ‘and shortners Messenger of Allah?’ He answerd: “May Allah have mercy upon shavers”. They asked: and shortners Messenger of Allah? He said: “ and shortners”. As for a woman she shortens her hair as little as a fingertip. (a woman does not shave at all).

Dear brother pilgrim you should know that having your hair cut is a successful trade with Allah; for every sigle hair you cut you get a good deed, remove a bad deed and gets you a higher degree.

• It is advised when shaving to say: “Praise be to Allah for his right guidance, praise be to Allah for the favors He bestowed upon us. O Allah! This is my forehead (means I am totally obedient), so accept from me and forgive my wrong deeds”. “O Allah! Forgive me and the shavers and the shortners. My Lord, You are ample in forgiveness – Ameen”. After he finishes shaving or clipping his hair, he says: (praise be to Allah who helped us to perform this act of worship).

When the pilgrim does that, he releases himself from Ihram, and he is allowed to do whatever was not allowed during Ihram.

He who wants to perform another ‘Umrah he should go out to Al-Tan‘eem (the Mosque of lady ‘Aisha may Allah be pleased with her) for Ihram then return to Makkah to perform Tawaf and Sa‘y.

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