What is the ruling when a pilgrim in the state of Ihram shaves the head or clips the nails of a free person (Halal)?
Chapter on Ransom (Fidyah) and Penalty for Hunting
Al-Mughni
Book of Hajj
Primary text
There is no compensation (Fidyah) incumbent upon a pilgrim who shaves the head or clips the nails of a free person who is not in the state of Ihram. This opinion is held by 'Ata', Mujahid, 'Amr ibn Dinar, Al-Shafi'i, Ishaq, and Abu Thawr. The evidence is that the hair belongs to a person whose destruction (of the hair) is permissible; therefore, nothing is obligatory upon its destruction, similar to the hair of permissible livestock.
Supporting text
Sa'id ibn Jubayr stated that if a pilgrim trims the mustache of a free person, a Dirham must be given in charity. Abu Hanifa ruled that charity is obligatory because it involves the destruction of human hair, which is analogous to the hair of a pilgrim in Ihram.