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How much hair must be cut to leave ihraam?
47 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 8 South African Darul Iftas (Mufti Online, AskImam, Ibn Masood, Azaadville, Camperdown, Jamiat KZN and others). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.
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What the Darul Iftas say
“A person has two options in regard to cutting the hair in order to terminate his Ihram. One may shave the entire head which is referred to as ‘Halq’, or he may trim a quarter of the head which is referred to as Qasr.”
“After completing your second umrah, if your hair was shorter than a finger joint (i.e. one third of the finger), then it was compulsory for you to shave your hair. Trimming was not allowed.”
“It is permissible for a person to cut his/her own hair when leaving the state of Ihram. As for cutting the hair of another individual in the state of Ihram, this may be of two scenarios:”
“After completing the rituals of Umrah, it is permissible for a male to shave (Halq) his hair and a female to cut/trim (Qasr) her hair by a person/Mahram in state of Ihraam or a person/Mahram out of the state of Ihraam.”
Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.
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- How Much Should a Woman Cut Her Hair After Umrah or Hajj? [Afro Hair or Hair Loss Due to Illness] Camperdown · 5 Sep 2026
- Using A Shaving Machine For Halq Ibn Masood · 20 Jul 2026
- Trimming less than the required amount of hair to come out of ihraam Mufti Online · 18 May 2026
- Cutting the Hair in ‘Umrah AskImam · 11 Mar 2025
- How Should a Woman with Short Hair Cut Her Hair After ʿUmrah MUBZ · 15 Jun 2024
- Trimming A Few Strands Of Hair After Umrah Azaadville · 24 Jul 2023
- Shaving and cutting/trimming the hair in Ihraam! DU Newcastle · 7 Aug 2016
- Shaving and cutting/trimming the hair in Ihraam Jamiat KZN · 6 Apr 2016
- A woman exiting Ihram, can her husband or son who is still in ihram cut her hair? Camperdown · 5 Sep 2026
- Halq or Qasr After Umrah Ibn Masood · 17 May 2024
- Cutting one's own hair after completing umrah Mufti Online · 7 Mar 2021
- Cutting someone else’s hair in Ihram AskImam · 10 Jun 2023
- Shaving The Hair After A Second Umrah Azaadville · 27 Mar 2023
- Completing Umrah and forgetting to trim one’s hair Ibn Masood · 3 May 2024
- Trimming one’s hair with a machine after performing a second umrah Mufti Online · 8 Feb 2020
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