Release from ihram for hajj & Tawaf al-ifada - [13]

After throwing Jamarat al-'Aqaba, a pilgrim shaves his head or shortens his hair. A female pilgrim trims off the ends of her hair and does not shave her head.

Shaving or trimming the hair accomplishes release from ihram for hajj, rendering permissible all the things that were unlawful during ihram, except for sexual relations, which become permissible after tawaf al-ifada. Allah the Almighty says,

Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them, fulfill their vows, and (again) circumambulate the Ancient House. 

ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا۟ تَفَثَهُمْ وَلْيُوفُوا۟ نُذُورَهُمْ وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا۟ بِٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْعَتِيقِ ٢٩

Then let them groom themselves,1 fulfil their vows, and circle the Ancient House.” — Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[Al-Hajj, 29]

Tawaf al-ifada

After throwing Jamarat al-'Aqaba and release from ihram by shaving the head or shortening the hair, a pilgrim heads to Makkah to perform the seven rounds of the obligatory tawaf, also known as tawaf al-ifada or tawaf az-ziyarah (the rulings for tawaf are outlined above). He then offers two rak'ahs at the Station of Ibrahim, drinks from the water of Zamzam, and makes sa'y between as-Safa and al-Marwa in the manner mentioned above.