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Inside Saudi's Hajj-only Barbershop, Shaving Thousands of Heads in a Day
- On Friday at the Jamarat complex in Mina near Mecca, pilgrims completed the stoning of the devil ritual and then sought haircuts at a nearby barbershop open only for the annual Hajj.
- Pilgrims wore Ihram clothing symbolizing purity throughout the day and sought haircuts to mark the Sunnah practice of changing into everyday clothes after completing key rites.
- The barbershop, managed by Hajj official Imad Fawzi, operates at large scale with staff using electric clippers and razors to shave thousands of heads during the pilgrimage's last day.
- Barbers typically handle about 6,000 customers each day and charge 60 riyals per haircut while serving over 1.6 million pilgrims gathered for this year's Hajj in Mecca.
- This final haircut and changing of clothing signify a spiritual milestone within the Hajj and reflect pilgrims’ devotion and relief after completing demanding rituals like stoning the devil.
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Inside Saudi's Hajj-only barbershop_ shaving thousands of heads in a day
Near the holy city of Makkah, men in white robes stand quietly in a long queue, waiting for the next important act of their Hajj pilgrimage: a haircut. Shaving or cutting the hair comes near the end of the Hajj, and marks the moment when pilgrims can change out of the Ihram clothing that signifies purity and devotion. The barbershop, strategically positioned by the Jamarat complex in Mina, where the "stoning of the devil" ritual took place on Fr…
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The pilgrims line up in long lines in front of the barbershops in Mecca, or shave their heads in the open air, despite the hot weather, after the embers were thrown on the first days of Al-Adha.
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