The Case of One Who Mixes up the Order of the Acts of Al-Hajj, (Like Performing Tawaf of Ziyarat Before Shaving One’s Head)

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who visits the House before shaving his head. He (the Imam) said, ’It is not proper unless it is because of forgetfulness.’ He (the Imam) then said, ’People came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, on the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al-Hajjah). Certain ones among them said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I shaved before slaughtering my offering.’ Another one said, ‘I shaved before throwing pebbles.’ They did not leave anything that they were required to do later but that they had done it first. He (the Messenger of Allah) said it is not harmful.’”

“I once asked abu Ja’far, al-Thani (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, a man of our people has thrown pebbles on al-Jamar on the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al-Hajjah) and shaved before slaughtering his offering.’ He (the Imam) said, ’It was the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al-Hajjah) when many groups of Muslim people came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, we slaughtered before throwing pebbles and shaved before slaughtering our offering. Nothing was left of the acts that were before but they had delayed or that which was later they had done it before.” The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said, “You are not required to face any complexity. There is no difficulty (to cause suffering).””’

“This is about a man who visits the House before shaving. Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘If he has knowingly visited the House before shaving, it is not proper, thus he owes one sheep.’”

“This is about a man who forgets to slaughter his offering in Mina’ until he visits the House; then buys an offering in Makkah and slaughters it. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’It is not harmful and it is sufficient for him.’”