Abraham, Your close friend.”

Any animal slaughtered at Minā after being brought into the Sacred Precinct from outside its boundaries is a sacrificial offering, whether a camel, a cow, a sheep, or a goat. It is also called an Eid sacrifice. By contrast, an animal slaughtered outside the Sacred Precinct on the Day of Sacrifice is an Eid sacrifice, but not a sacrificial offering. At Minā, there is no Eid sacrifice that is not also a sacrificial offering, unlike in other towns.

If he buys the sacrificial animal at ‘Arafāt and drives it to Minā, it is a sacrificial offering by scholarly agreement. The same applies if he buys it within the Sacred Precinct and takes it to al-Tan‘īm. However, if he buys the animal at Minā and slaughters it there, the scholars differ. Mālik held that it is not a sacrificial offering, a view also reported from Ibn ‘Umar. The three imams hold that it is a sacrificial offering, a view also reported from ‘Ā’ishah.

He may collect the pebbles wherever he wishes, but he must not use pebbles that have already been thrown. It is recommended that they be larger than a chickpea but smaller than a hazelnut. Breaking stones into pebbles is permissible, though gathering loose pebbles is preferable to breaking them from the mountainside.

He then shaves his head or shortens his hair; shaving is preferable. If he shortens it, he gathers the hair and cuts off a fingertip’s length, or less or more. A woman must not cut off more than that, whereas a man may shorten his hair as much as he wishes.

Once he has done this, he has attained the first stage of release from ihram, by agreement of the Muslims. He may then wear ordinary clothing and trim his nails. According to the sound view, he is also permitted to apply perfume, to marry, and to