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Shaving the head and
Taqseer

It is the sixth obligation in the obligatory Hajj.It is necessary that the
niyyah for carrying it out should be to attain nearness to Allah. It is not
permissible to perform this obligation before the Eid day, or even on its eve,
except for those who are fearful that something might befall them. It should, as
a matter of precaution, should be delayed until after stoning Jamrat-ul-Aqabah
and offering hady in Mina.

As a matter of recommended precaution, it should
be delayed till after slaughtering, but it should not be delayed after the day
of Eid. However, if it precedes them, or either of them, due to an oversight or
ignorance of the rule, there is no need to repeat it.

Rule 403:

Shaving of the head is not
permissible for ladies. Taqseer is their obligation.

Rule 404:

Men have the option of
either shaving the head or taqseer. However, shaving the head is preferred.
Nevertheless, if one has applied any substance, such as honey to the hair for
treatment of lice, or gathered the hair to one side of the head and tied it
together, he should, as a matter of obligatory precaution, opt for shaving. If
it is the first Hajj of the pilgrim he too should, as a matter of precaution, he
take to shaving.

Rule 405:

If the pilgrim opts for
shaving his head but is apprehensive that the barber might cause an injury to
his head, it is not permissible for him to shave. He should either have a crop
by a shaving machine or have taqseer first, then a shave. If he, nevertheless,
still opted for shaving by a barber from the outset, it shall be in order,
albeit he would be considered sinful.

Rule 409:

If it is doubtful whether a
person is a male or a female or a hermaphrodite, one should perform taqseer,
unless they have applied some medicinal treatment or a certain hair-do to their
hair. In such a case, they should, as a matter of precaution, first perform
taqseer and then have their head shaven.

Rule 410:

After shaving or taqseer,
all that which had been forbidden to the pilgrim during ihram becomes
permissible, except intimacy to the wife, use of perfume and, as a matter of
precaution, hunting.

Apparently, intimacy to ladies is not confined to
intercourse, rather it applies to all types of enjoyment which are forbidden
during ihram. However, it could be said that the pilgrim can attend marriage
solemnization and be a witness at it.

Rule 411:

If the pilgrim forgets to
perform either taqseer or shaving, or fails to do so out of ignorance of the
rule, and then leaves Mina, he should return to it and perform either of
them.

However, if it becomes difficult to return, he should do so wherever he
is. Where possible, he should send the cut hair to Mina. If the pilgrim shaves
his head somewhere, other than Mina, even deliberately, it is sufficient. Yet,
where possible, he should send the cut hair to Mina.

Rule 409:

The Pilgrim may forget to
perform either taqseer or shaving; he may fail to do so out of ignorance of the
rule.If he recalls or learns of the rule after completing Hajj ceremonies, and
then performs either of them, it is, evidently, not necessary to repeat the
tawaf and sa'y, although one should, as a matter of precaution, repeat them.