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He is asking about the cost of the fidyah for removing hair

Question: 112877

What is the cost, in riyals, of the fidyah for removing hair or clipping the nails (when in ihram)?

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

Things that are forbidden when in ihram include removing hair
from the head or body and clipping the nails. For each of these a fidyah
must be offered. The individual has the choice between sacrificing a sheep;
feeding six poor persons, giving each poor person half a saa‘; or fasting
for three days. That is because Allah, may He be exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning):

“and do not shave
your heads until the Hady reaches the place of sacrifice. And whosoever of
you is ill or has an ailment in his scalp (necessitating shaving), he must
pay a Fidyah (ransom) of either observing Saum (fasts) (three days) or
giving Sadaqah (charity – feeding six poor persons) or offering sacrifice
(one sheep)”

[al-Baqarah 2:196]. 

And because of the hadeeth of Ka‘b ibn ‘Ajrah (may Allah be
pleased with him). When he needed to shave his head whilst in ihram, the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to him: “Shave your
head, and fast for three days, or feed six poor persons, or offer a
sacrifice.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4190; Muslim, 1201 

It is not permissible to offer the fidyah in the form of
cash, and it is not valid to do so, because that is not mentioned in the
texts. Rather it must be given in the form of food, as enjoined by the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). 

If the question is about removing something from the hair or
nails after the month of Dhu’l-Hijjah has begun, in the case of one who
wants to offer a sacrifice but is not in a state of ihram for Hajj or
‘Umrah, in this case even though it is haraam, no fidyah is required; rather
he has to pray for forgiveness and repent. 

See the answer to question no.
36567

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