A man who shaves before slaughtering

Jabir bin Zayd was asked about a man who has his head shaved before offering his sacrifice. He said: An expiation (fidyah) is due from him.

The narrator said: I asked Mujahid and Tawus, and they said: Nothing is due from him.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Whoever brings forward any rite of Hajj (before its time) or delays it, a blood sacrifice (dam) is due from him.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Whoever brings forward a rite of Hajj (before another) or shaves his head before slaughtering, a blood sacrifice (dam) is due from him.

Ibrahim said: If he has his head shaved before slaughtering, a blood sacrifice (dam) is due from him. Then he recited this verse of Surah al-Baqarah: "And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal reaches its place of sacrifice." [Al-Baqarah: 196]

Ibrahim said: It used to be said: Whoever does something new in his Hajj that is not proper for Hajj must offer a sacrifice for it.

It is narrated from Ata that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If someone brings forward one rite of Hajj in place of another, there is no harm."

Something similar is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I had my head shaved before slaughtering." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Slaughter now; there is no harm." (He said): "I slaughtered before stoning (the Jamarah)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stone now; there is no harm."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I performed the tawaf al-ifadah before shaving my head." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(Now) shave or shorten your hair; there is no harm."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "I did the stoning after evening had come." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm." He said: "I had my head shaved before offering the sacrifice." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a man who had his head shaved before slaughtering. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a man who slaughters before shaving his head, and he said: "There is no harm."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about bringing forward and delaying rites in Hajj. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm."