Miscellaneous issues
461. If one slaughtered an animal assuming that it is well-nourished, but then it turned out to be skinny, this is satisfactory and he is not obliged to slaughter another one. 462. It is a recommended precaution for the Haajj (pilgrim) to eat from the sl
461. If one slaughtered an animal assuming that it is well-nourished, but then it turned out to be skinny, this is satisfactory and he is not obliged to slaughter another one.
462. It is a recommended precaution for the Haajj (pilgrim) to eat from the slaughtered animal, and offers some of it to a Mu’min (a believer) – even if he is well off – or to his agent, and offer some other part of the slaughtered animal to a destitute believer or his agent. The amount of the gift and the charity should be one third of the slaughtered animal, and it is permissible to give [some] as charity to another Haajj (pilgrim) who is not well off.
463. If one could not find the perfect Had’y, but managed to find the imperfect one, he should give preference to it over fasting. If he could not find the Had’y and its cost, he must revert to fasting, if he is able to [fast]. If he could not find the Had’y only, but could afford its cost, he must deposit the cost with someone to buy the Had’y during Dhil-Hejjah, if he were not to stay until the end of Dhil-Hejjah. If the agent found a Had’y during the month of Dhil-Hejjah he should slaughter it, otherwise he should delay it until the following year. If by then he could not find it he should fast.
464. If one could not find the Had’y and could not afford its cost, he should fast ten days; three during Hajj [season], and seven days when he returns home. It is obligatory to fast the three days during Dhil-Hejjah. If he could not afford the Had’y, or its cost, or its alternative, i.e. the fast, he is not obliged to anything and nor is his heir / eldest son.
465. If one fasted three days and then found a Had’y during Dhil-Hejjah, then he is not obliged to offer the Had’y, although it is preferential to do so.
466. If one dies before sending a Had’y to Mina [for slaughter], and he was obliged to do so, his heirs must take the cost of the Had’y from what he has left behind to buy a Had’y for this purpose.
6. Halq or Taqseer (Shaving or Trimming)
467. The sixth rite of the Hajj is shaving or trimming on the day of Eid in Mina, and that must be done after the Ram’y and the Had’y. It is permitted to bring it forward before Had’y if there are grounds for confinement and hardship.
468. The halq consists of shaving the head entirely, and the taqseer is to trim some of the hair of the head or beard, or moustache, or trim some of the fingernails.
469. Using hair-cutting machine at fine scale qualifies for shaving.
470. A male [pilgrim] has the option between shaving or trimming, if the Hajj was his first, although shaving is preferred in general, especially on the first Hajj.
471. If one was an agent on behalf of someone else, the agent is obliged to the rulings that apply to himself, so for example, if the agent was on his second or more Hajj, he has the choice between shaving or trimming even if he was acting on behalf of someone for his first Hajj.
472. All of the above applies to male pilgrims, as for female pilgrims, they are obliged to trimming, and they are not obliged to shaving at all, and in fact it is forbidden for them to do so. They should trim some of their hair or clip their fingernails as mentioned previously for the Umrah.
Nevertheless, it is permitted for women to perform the Ram’y on the Eve of the Eid, and then [followed by] the taqseer in Mina during the night, and then to go to Makkah to perform the two tawaaf’s and the sa‘y, on the Eve of the Eid, and it is not mandatory for them to wait until the daylight. Needless to say they are obliged to appoint an agent to slaughter the Had’y on the day of the Eid.
473. halq is waved for he who does not have hair on his head, and he is obliged to perform the taqseer or trimming, but as a recommended precaution, he should regardless apply the shaving razor or the fine hair cutting machine to his head too.
462. It is a recommended precaution for the Haajj (pilgrim) to eat from the slaughtered animal, and offers some of it to a Mu’min (a believer) – even if he is well off – or to his agent, and offer some other part of the slaughtered animal to a destitute believer or his agent. The amount of the gift and the charity should be one third of the slaughtered animal, and it is permissible to give [some] as charity to another Haajj (pilgrim) who is not well off.
463. If one could not find the perfect Had’y, but managed to find the imperfect one, he should give preference to it over fasting. If he could not find the Had’y and its cost, he must revert to fasting, if he is able to [fast]. If he could not find the Had’y only, but could afford its cost, he must deposit the cost with someone to buy the Had’y during Dhil-Hejjah, if he were not to stay until the end of Dhil-Hejjah. If the agent found a Had’y during the month of Dhil-Hejjah he should slaughter it, otherwise he should delay it until the following year. If by then he could not find it he should fast.
464. If one could not find the Had’y and could not afford its cost, he should fast ten days; three during Hajj [season], and seven days when he returns home. It is obligatory to fast the three days during Dhil-Hejjah. If he could not afford the Had’y, or its cost, or its alternative, i.e. the fast, he is not obliged to anything and nor is his heir / eldest son.
465. If one fasted three days and then found a Had’y during Dhil-Hejjah, then he is not obliged to offer the Had’y, although it is preferential to do so.
466. If one dies before sending a Had’y to Mina [for slaughter], and he was obliged to do so, his heirs must take the cost of the Had’y from what he has left behind to buy a Had’y for this purpose.
6. Halq or Taqseer (Shaving or Trimming)
467. The sixth rite of the Hajj is shaving or trimming on the day of Eid in Mina, and that must be done after the Ram’y and the Had’y. It is permitted to bring it forward before Had’y if there are grounds for confinement and hardship.
468. The halq consists of shaving the head entirely, and the taqseer is to trim some of the hair of the head or beard, or moustache, or trim some of the fingernails.
469. Using hair-cutting machine at fine scale qualifies for shaving.
470. A male [pilgrim] has the option between shaving or trimming, if the Hajj was his first, although shaving is preferred in general, especially on the first Hajj.
471. If one was an agent on behalf of someone else, the agent is obliged to the rulings that apply to himself, so for example, if the agent was on his second or more Hajj, he has the choice between shaving or trimming even if he was acting on behalf of someone for his first Hajj.
472. All of the above applies to male pilgrims, as for female pilgrims, they are obliged to trimming, and they are not obliged to shaving at all, and in fact it is forbidden for them to do so. They should trim some of their hair or clip their fingernails as mentioned previously for the Umrah.
Nevertheless, it is permitted for women to perform the Ram’y on the Eve of the Eid, and then [followed by] the taqseer in Mina during the night, and then to go to Makkah to perform the two tawaaf’s and the sa‘y, on the Eve of the Eid, and it is not mandatory for them to wait until the daylight. Needless to say they are obliged to appoint an agent to slaughter the Had’y on the day of the Eid.
473. halq is waved for he who does not have hair on his head, and he is obliged to perform the taqseer or trimming, but as a recommended precaution, he should regardless apply the shaving razor or the fine hair cutting machine to his head too.