Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Shaving and Trimming One’s Nails or Hair 5ـ وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَ٠ْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ جَهِلَ أَنْ يُقَصِّرَ ٠ِنْ رَأْسِهِ أَوْ يَحْلِقَ حَتَّى ارْتَحَلَ ٠ِنًى قَالَ فَلْيَرْجِعْ إِلَى ٠ِنًى حَتَّى يَحْلِقَ بِهَا شَعْرَهُ أَوْ يُقَصِّرَ وَعَلَى الصَّرُورَةِ أَنْ يَحْلِقَ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘He must return to Mina’ to shave his hair or do Taqsir (cutting some hair or finger nails and so on) and a Sarurah (first time performing al-Hajj) man must shave his head.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/186))