1 million Umrah pilgrims benefit from haircut services in Saudi Arabia

Over 1 million pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have benefited from haircut services to exit from ihram after their rituals of Umrah at the Grand Mosque courtyard in Makkah.

After performing the Umrah rituals, it is necessary to cut or shave hair to exit the state of Ihram. Men must shave their heads (Halq) or trim their hair (Taqsirs), while women must trim a portion of their hair



equivalent to the length of a fingertip.

The General Presidency for the Care of the Two Holy Mosques has introduced this service on the first day of last Ramzaan. According to the presidency, the service enables pilgrims to formally exit from the rituals of Umrah through arranging salons to cut their hair at two locations, including the Marwa Gate and the eastern courtyard of the Grand Mosque.