Do "those who shave their heads" in the Hadith "May Allah have mercy on those who shave their heads completely (al-muhalliqin) during Hajj" refer to shaving with a razor or to a zero-grade cut?
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Scholars are unanimous that shaving (the head) is better than shortening (the hair), and evidence for this is the Prophet's supplication for those who shaved three times, and once for those who shortened. What is best for a man is to shave all of his head hair, so that nothing of it remains.
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