– As for all the other prayers linked to a specific cause—such as the mosque-greeting prayer, the prostration of recitation, the eclipse prayer, the two rakʿahs of tawāf during the three prohibited times, and the funeral prayer during those same times—Imām Aḥmad’s statements differ. The view most widely transmitted from him is that they are forbidden; the second report allows every prayer that has a specific cause, and this is the stronger position. ⦗Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 23/191; al-Inṣāf 2/206⦘.

– Ibn Baṭṭah and Abū Ḥafṣ held that the period for standing in ʿArafah begins once the sun passes the meridian on the Day of ʿArafah. Another report is also mentioned. Al-Fāʾiq says: “Our Shaykh”—meaning Shaykh Taqī al-Dīn—“preferred this opinion.”(1) ⦗al-Inṣāf 4/29⦘.

– It is recommended to stand near the rocky mounds and at Mount Mercy; climbing Mount Mercy is not prescribed at all, by unanimous agreement. ⦗al-Furūʿ 6/47; Ikhtiyārāt al-Baʿlī p. 175⦘.

– Upon releasing himself from iḥrām, he should shorten his hair without having to cut from each individual strand. ⦗al-Furūʿ 6/54; Ikhtiyārāt al-Baʿlī p. 175⦘.

– Shaving or shortening the hair is either obligatory(2) or at least recommended; anyone who attributes to Aḥmad the view that it is merely permissible is mistaken. ⦗Ikhtiyārāt al-Baʿlī p. 175⦘.

– It is not recommended for the pilgrim performing tamattuʿ to make a tawāf of arrival after returning from