(al‑Mughni) Taqsir in Hajj The second type of taqsir is a...

(al‑Mughni) Taqsir in Hajj The second type of taqsir is a part of the rites of all the various kinds of Hajj‑tamattu', qiran, or ifrad‑‑to be performed by Hajj pilgrim after the dhabh or nahr (animal sacrifice) in Mina. All the schools agree that here one has a choice between taqsir and halq, halq being more meritorious. They disagree, however, in regard to one with matted hair, whether he must shave his head or if, like others, he also has a choice between halq and taqsir .

The Hanbali, the Shafi' i, and the Maliki schools prescribe only halq for him, but the Imamiyyah and the Hanafi give him the same choice as others. All the legal schools agree that women don't have to perform halq, rather, they may perform only taqsir . Abu Hanifah and a group of Imamiyyah legists say that one who is bald, completely or partially, as when only the frontal portion of the head is hairless, must nevertheless draw the razor over the [hairless portion of the] head.

The rest only consider it mustahabb (al‑Hada'iq, Fiqh al‑Sunnah) . According to the Imamiyyah, the halq or the taqsir is obligatory in Mina. Therefore, one who departs without halq or taqsir should return to perform either of the two, regardless of whether his lapse was intentional or not, and despite the knowledge or out of ignorance. However, if it is difficult or infeasible for him to return, he may perform it wherever he can.

As to the rest, they say that it should be performed within the haram. (Fiqh al‑Sunnah) All agree that sex is not permitted after the halq or the taqsir . The Malikis include perfume as also being impermissible. The Imamiyyah include with the above two hunting ( sayd ), which is forbidden because of the respect for the sanctity of the haram. Apart from these three things, the rest are permissible by the consensus of all the five schools.

For the four Sunni schools, everything, including sex, becomes permissible after the tawaf al‑ziyarah . As for the Imamiyyah, sex and perfume are not allowed until after the tawaf al‑nisa' . We conclude this section with the words of al‑'Allamah al‑Hilli in his Tadhkirah: If [the pilgrim] departs from Mina without halq or taqsir, he returns to perform it there‑‑an obligation if within the reach of possibility.

But if his returning is not possible, he performs halq wherever he is, sending his hair to be carried to Mina to be buried there, which if he cannot there is nothing upon him ....