Cutting the hair

Q: Can a woman cut another woman's hair after Umrah or must it be done by a Mahram?

Q: If a person has shaved his hair after doing first Umrah and he does another Umrah after one or two days, he doesn't have any hair or the hair is little, it has been mentioned in kitaab that he should use a blunt razor blade on top the head to come out of Ihram. 

My question is that if a person can't find a blunt razor blade will it be permissible to use a hair trimmer on top of the head to come out of Ihram?

Q: How much hair should be trimmed after umrah before hajj? Can it be just trimmed in a few places from the head?

Q: We went for umrah and after completing sa'ee, I used my trimmer machine to remove my hair with the help of one guy as I was tired. Can we cut/shave our hair at safa/marwa as we see many people doing it?

If not, am I sinful. That was first and last time I did it. Every other time I used to go to the barber shop.

Q: What is the hanafi fiqh stance on cutting hair of umrah?

If a person doesn't cut/shave required amount of hair for a first umrah and comes out of Ihram, thinking it is okay as per suggestions from few people. After few days he does second umrah and shaves of his head completely.

1. Did he need to offer dum? If yes,then one or more?

2. I have seen fatwas that cutting less than required amount and wearing Ihram again for next umrah is not permissible and needed to be compensated by a dum. Is it correct?

3. If in the second umrah, complete head is shaved. Is he out of ihram completely?

4. Are the first and second umrah's valid?

5. I also seen 2 fatwas, can you let me know correct one as per hanafi? (i)If one doesnt cut required amount in first umrah and shaves in second umrah, his shaving is counted for first umrah and second umrah is null (ii) If one doesnt cut required amount in first umrah and shaves in second umrah, he is out of first and second ihram's.

Q:

1. Please share your views on how one should spend his days in Makkah/Madina, which is the best ibaadat (tawaf or multiple umrahs or nafl prayers)?

2. Does a pilgrim get same reward of shaving hair if he does Umrah or Haj? Or as Haj is a bigger pilgrimage, shaving hair in Haj has more reward?

3. If a person does Haj-e-tamattu and has plans to perform more than one umrah before Haj, should he shave his head on all times?

4. What if a person has very few hairs as he has done many umrahs before Haj, and uses the razor on Haj, do we get same reward?

5. Also, is this saying true that for every single hair there are many blessings, the more hair you remove the more blessings?

Q: I know that if a person will be performing qurbaani, then he should avoid removing his hair and nails during the first ten days of Zul-Hijjah, until his qurbaani animal has been slaughtered.

However, when performing hajj, I am told that you should remove your hair and nails before the 7th Zul-Hijjah. My questions are as follows:

1. If you are performing qurbaani and hajj, when should you remove your hair and nails?

2. Do you need to perform the qurbaani yourself, or can it be performed at home (back in South Africa) by someone else (parents, siblings or your children)?

Q: I performed my first Umrah and removed all my hair with a zero trimmer. After 2-3 days, I performed a second Umrah and removed my hair using the same zero trimmer (though the hairs were very few). I was in doubt as to whether it was correct for me to use the zero trimmer. Since I had a doubt, I used a blade when I made the next 3-4 Umrahs after that. Was it correct for me to use a zero trimmer or was it necessary for me to use a blade?

Q: My friend came out of ihram without shaving his head. He was willing to shave his head but someone misled him that it's not necessary if umrah was done once before. He completed his sa'ee and asked someone to shave his head but he didn't understand or whatever that person said. He came to the hotel room around 2 am and in the morning I asked him why he didn't shave his head so he told me that I asked the guard in Makkah where to cut my hair and they said no need.

Anyhow in the morning I told him that its necessary to cut/shave the hairs of your head and around 10 am or 11 am he shaved his head. He was out of ihram for about 9 hours. What is the penalty, dam or something else?

Q: I want to know how to cut a females hair to come out of ihram. The front of her hair grows shorter than the back. Do I need to cut the back and front separately? (If so, must I do anything to recompense for the times when we just cut the back?)