Chapter on Growing Hair for Hajj and Umrah

"The Hajj is in well-known months" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:197)—Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa‘dah, and Dhu al-Hijjah. Whoever intends to perform Hajj should let their hair grow from the sighting of the crescent of Dhu al-Qa‘dah.…

I asked Imam (as) about cupping and shaving the nape during the months of Hajj. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it, nor in using Nuura (depilatory cream) or a toothstick (siwak)."