Prophetic Practice
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself offered the sacrifice before shaving his head, and he instructed his Companions to do the same.
Hazrat Miswar ibn Makhramah (رضي الله عنه) narrated:
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نحر قبل أن يحلق وأمر أصحابه بذلك
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed before shaving his head and ordered his Companions to do the same.”
Reference: [Bukhari: 1711, Kitab al-‘Umrah: Bab al-Nahr Qabla al-Halq fi al-Hasr]
Application in Hajj
Although this narration refers to the incident during the ‘Umrah of Hudaybiyyah, the same sequence is Sunnah for Hajj as well.
Shaykh al-Albani (رحمه الله) affirmed this order for Hajj:
Reference: [Hujjat al-Nabi, p. 85]
