Forgetting to Cut One’s Hair after Performing Umrah Fatwa No: 510355
- Fatwa Date:24-3-2025
I made Umrah for my dad but forgot to cut my hair . now I m back to London. What do I do. JZK
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.
Cutting the hair after completing the Sa’i (ritual of walking back and forth seven times between the two small hills of Safa and Marwah) of ‘Umrah is obligatory. If one delays it until returning to their home country, they must offer a sacrifice as a means of expiation. However, according to some scholars, the expiation is waived if the delay was due to ignorance or forgetfulness.
Based upon the aforementioned, the questioner must now trim her hair. Additionally, out of piety and to be on the safe side, she should appoint someone to purchase a sheep on her behalf, slaughter it in the Haram (sacred precincts of Makkah), and distribute its meat among the poor and needy there.
Allah knows best.