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Sahih al-Bukhari, 1811
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Narrated Al-Miswar:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) slaughtered (the Hadi) before he had his head shaved and then he ordered his Companions to do the same.

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنِ الْمِسْوَرِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحَرَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحْلِقَ، وَأَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِذَلِكَ‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 27, Hadith 6
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 3, Book 28, Hadith 38 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Obstruction with reference to the Hajj and ‘Umrah refers to being prevented and impeded from approaching The Holy Mosque in Makkah by an enemy, illness, or something else. If a Muslim intended to perform the Holy Pilgrimage or ‘Umrah; and then is detained from completing his Hajj or ‘Umrah; then he is a muhsar, which is a technical term used for someone facing a situation similar to what has been aforementioned and is obstructed from completing their pilgrimage. In this hadeeth, there is a narrative/account of what the Messenger of Allah ﷺdid when he was prevented from completing the ‘Umrah of al-Hubaydeeyah, when the Prophet ﷺset out to perform the ‘Umrah in the sixth year after the Hijrah. However, the polytheists prevented him ﷺ from arriving in Makkah. As a result, he ﷺ abandoned this ‘Umrah, and after that ratified his accord with the people of Makkah, which is known as the Treaty of al-Hubaydeeyah. al-Miswar ibn Makhramah (ra) reports that when the Prophet ﷺreleased himself from the state of Ihraam that he assumed for Hajj, he ﷺbegan to slaughter the hady - which is a name for the sacrificial animal - whether it be: a camel, cow, sheep, or goat - that is offered and slaughtered in the Sacred Precinct. Then, after slaughtering the hady, he ﷺshaved his noble head and ordered the Companions to do the same. Shaving the head or cutting the hair is the last rite of ‘Umrah, and it requires one to release themself from the state of Ihraam. This hadeeth explains how the muhsar should release himself from the state of ihraam..