Q: I entered Ihram (the ritual state for Hajj or Umrah) for Ifrad Hajj (Hajj only) from my place of residence in Jeddah on the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah. I made Tawaf-ul-Qudum (circumambulation of the Ka`bah on arrival in Makkah) before the dawn of the Day of Tarwiyah (8th of Dhul-Hijjah). I then proceeded to make Sa`y (going between Safa and Marwah during Hajj and Umrah) after offering Fajr (Dawn) Prayer of the Day of Tarwiyah. Is this chronological sequence (Part No. 10; Page No. 145

A: First: Your Ihram for Ifrad Hajj on the eve of the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah and then your Sa`y for Hajj after Tawaf-ul-Qudum are valid. Second: There is nothing due on you if you accidentally removed a hair or two from your beard while you were in the state of Ihram. Third: A Muhrim (pilgrim in the ritual state for Hajj and Umrah) is allowed to wear Makhit because of illness and so on and they have to make Kaffarah (expiation) by either observing Sawm (Fast) for three days, feeding six Miskins (needy) or slaughtering a sheep that fulfills the requirements of an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) in Makkah and distribute its meat among the poor in the Haram (all areas within the Sacred Sanctuary of Makkah). Allah (Exalted be He) says: And do not shave your heads until the Hady reaches the place of sacrifice. And whosoever of you is ill or has an ailment in his scalp (necessitating shaving), he must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of either observing Saum (fasts) (three days) or giving Sadaqah (charity - feeding six poor persons) or offering sacrifice (one sheep). (Part No. 10; Page No. 146)  Fourth: Throwing the pebble on the second Day of Tashriq does not fulfill the obligation and you are to make a Fidyah (ransom) for the rites you neglected by slaughtering a sheep which fulfills the requirements of an Ud-hiyah. The animal must be slaughtered in Makkah and the meat is to be distributed among the poor of the Haram. If you are unable to do this, then you are to observe Sawm (Fast) for ten days.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.