Ahmad says: She should trim a fingertip's length from every lock of hair. This is the view of Ibn 'Umar, al-Shafi'i, Ishaq, and Abu Thawr. Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad being asked about a woman trimming all of her hair? He said: Yes, she should gather her hair to the front of her head, then take a fingertip's length from the ends of her hair. The man who trims in this regard is like the woman, and we have already mentioned the disagreement regarding that in what has passed.
652 - Issue; He said: (Then he visits the House, so he performs tawaf around it seven times, and it is the obligatory tawaf with which the Hajj is completed, then he prays two rak'ahs, if he is a Mufrid or a Qarin)
The summary of this is that when he has thrown the pebbles, offered the sacrifice, and shaved, he should proceed (afada) to Makkah and perform the Tawaf al-Ziyarah (Tawaf of Visitation). It is named Tawaf al-Ziyarah because he comes from Mina and visits the House, yet does not reside in Makkah, but rather returns to Mina. It is also called Tawaf al-Ifadah because he performs it upon his proceeding (ifadah) from Mina to Makkah, and it is a pillar (rukn) of the Hajj, which is not completed without it. We are not aware of any disagreement regarding this. This is because Allah the Almighty said: "And let them perform tawaf around the Ancient House" (2). Ibn 'Abd al-Barr said: It is among the obligatory rites of Hajj, there is no disagreement among the scholars regarding that, and regarding it, all of them cite the statement of Allah the Exalted: "And let them perform tawaf around the Ancient House". From 'Aisha, who said: We performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and we proceeded (afadna) on the Day of Sacrifice. Then Safiyyah menstruated, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) desired from her what a man desires from his wife. So I said: O Messenger of Allah, she is menstruating. He said: "Is she going to detain us?" They said: O Messenger of Allah, she has already proceeded (afadat) on the Day of Sacrifice. He said: "Depart." Recorded by both (3). This indicates that
= As recorded by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on the prohibition of a woman shaving her head, from the Book of Adornment (al-Zinah). Al-Mujtaba 8/112, 113. (1) Dropped from B, M. (2) Surah al-Hajj 29. (3) Recorded by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on the Visitation on the Day of Sacrifice, the Chapter on if a woman menstruates after she has proceeded (afadat), and the Chapter on traveling at night from al-Muhassab, from the Book of Hajj; and in: The Chapter of the statement of Allah the Exalted {And it is not lawful for them...}, from the Book of Divorce. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/214, 220, 223, 7/75. And Muslim in: The Chapter on the obligation of the Farewell Tawaf..., from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/964, 965. Also recorded by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on the menstruating woman departing after the Ifadah, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/462. And al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on what has come regarding the woman who menstruates after the Ifadah, from the Chapters of Hajj. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/171. And Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on the menstruating woman departing before she performs the farewell, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1021. And Imam Malik in: The Chapter on the Ifadah of the menstruating woman, from the Book of Hajj. Al-Muwatta 1/412, 413. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 6/38, 39, 82, 85, 99, 122, 164, 175, 193, 202, 207, 213, 224, 253, 431.
