Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: The Case of One Who Mixes up the Order of the Acts of Al-Hajj, (Like Performing Tawaf of Ziyarat Before Shaving One’s Head) 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠ِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَزُورُ الْبَيْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحْلِقَ قَالَ لا يَنْبَغِي إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَاسِياً ثُ٠َّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) أَتَاهُ أُنَاسٌ يَوْ٠َ النَّحْرِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُ٠ْ يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنِّي حَلَقْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَذْبَحَ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُ٠ْ حَلَقْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَرْ٠ْ يَتْرُكُوا شَيْئاً كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ٠ْ أَنْ يُؤَخِّرُوهُ إِلاَّ قَدَّ٠ُوهُ فَقَالَ لا حَرَجَ.

He (the Imam) said, ’It is not proper unless it is because of forgetfulness.’ He (the Imam) then said, ’People came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, on the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al-Hajjah).

Certain ones among them said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I shaved before slaughtering my offering.’ Another one said, ‘I shaved before throwing pebbles.’ They did not leave anything that they were required to do later but that they had done it first. He (the Messenger of Allah) said it is not harmful.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/189))