he is completely bald. In that case he should still pass a razor over his scalp, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When I command you to do something, carry out of it whatever you are able.”

Once he has stoned the Jamrah of ʿAqabah (the stone pillar at ʿAqabah) and shaved or clipped his hair, every restriction of iḥrām—whether perfume, normal clothing, or anything else—becomes permissible for him, except marital relations. ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said, “When you have stoned and shaved, perfume, clothes, and everything else are lawful for you except women,” narrated by Saʿīd. She also said, “I used to perfume the Messenger of Allah ﷺ before he entered iḥrām and on the Day of Sacrifice before he circumambulated the House with a fragrance that contained musk,” agreed upon.

This is the first release from iḥrām (al-taḥallul al-awwal). It is obtained by performing any two of the following three rites: 1) stoning the Jamrah of ʿAqabah, 2) shaving or trimming the hair, and 3) performing the Ṭawāf al-Ifāḍah (the major circumambulation) together with the Saʿī (the walk between Ṣafā and Marwah) for those who still owe the Saʿī.

The second—and complete—release is achieved by carrying out all three rites. Once he has done them, everything that was forbidden during iḥrām becomes lawful, including marital relations.

After stoning the Jamrah of ʿAqabah, slaughtering his sacrificial offering, and shaving or trimming his hair, he proceeds to Mecca to perform the Ṭawāf al-Ifāḍah; thereafter he performs the Saʿī between Ṣafā and Marwah if he is performing tamattuʿ, qirān, or ifrād and has not already completed the Saʿī after the Ṭawāf of Arrival.