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Does dyeing hair light black or dark brown invalidate the Hajj rituals?

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Dyeing hair during the state of ihram is not among its prohibitions and does not affect the validity of the Hajj, unless the dye is thick and considered to be a covering for the head, in which case a fidyah (expiatory payment) is required. Some scholars have prohibited dyeing hair with pure black.

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