What is the description of Umrah for the people of Mecca?
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A pilgrim performing ' from Mecca must go outside the area to a place called "Al-Hill" to assume the state of for 'Umrah. Then, he performs the circumambulation () and the striving (Sa'i). He then exits the state of Ihram by shaving or shortening his hair if he is a man, or by cutting hair equivalent to a fingertip's length if she is a woman. He is prohibited from what is prohibited for others from the restrictions of Ihram.
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