Bulugh al-Maram, Book 6, Hadith 61 (In-Book) ⓘ
Ibn Abbas (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Women (pilgrims) do not have to shave (their heads); they may only shorten their hair." Related by Abu Dawud with a good chain of narrators.
وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا, عَنِ اَلنَّبِيِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { لَيْسَ عَلَى اَلنِّسَاءِ حَلْقٌ, وَإِنَّمَا يُقَصِّرْنَ } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بِإِسْنَادٍ حَسَنٍ 1. 1 - حسن. رواه أبو داود ( 1985 )، وقواه أبو حاتم في " العلل " ( 1 / 281 / 1431 ).
also referenced under: Book 6, Hadith 788 (English)