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The Case of Allowing One’s Hairs to Grow When One Decides to Perform al-Hajj and al-Umrah

alkafi-7089Vol. 4, p. 317

الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَعْلُوماتٌ‌- شَوَّالٌ وَ ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَ ذُو الْحِجَّةِ فَمَنْ أَرَادَ الْحَجَّ وَفَّرَ شَعْرَهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى هِلَالِ ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ وَ مَنْ أَرَادَ الْعُمْرَةَ وَفَّرَ شَعْرَهُ شَهْراً.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that al-Hajj is performed during the designated months, which are the months of Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa’dah and Dhu al-Hajj ah. One who decides to perform al- Hajj, should allow his hair to grow as soon as he looks at the moon of the month of Dhu al-Qa’dah. One who decides to perform al-‘Um

alkafi-7090Vol. 4, p. 317

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ أَ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فِي شَوَّالٍ كُلِّهِ مَا لَمْ يَرَ الْهِلَالَ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ مَا لَمْ يَرَ الْهِلَالَ‌[2].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who wants to go for al-Hajj, if he can shave all of his head before seeing the new moon. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful before seeing the new moon. ‘“

alkafi-7091Vol. 4, p. 318

لَا تَأْخُذْ مِنْ شَعْرِكَ وَ أَنْتَ تُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ وَ لَا فِي الشَّهْرِ الَّذِي‌[1] تُرِيدُ فِيهِ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَى الْعُمْرَةِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), ‘You must not shave, if you want to go for al-Hajj, in Dhu al-Qa’dah or in the month during which you want to perform al-‘Umrah.’”

The Case of Allowing One’s Hairs to Grow When One Decides to Perform al-Hajj and al-Umrah - Hadith topics — Usul16