Hajj and Umrah provisions

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and one of its great obligations.

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported: “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) addressed us and said: O people, Allah has made Hajj obligatory for you; so, perform Hajj.” [Sahih Muslim 1337]

Allah Almighty has linked Hajj and Umrah and ordered us to perform both, The Almighty said: {And complete the ḥajj and ʿumrah for Allāh} [Al-Baqarah:196].

The Prophet (ﷺ) also urged to consecutive between Hajj and Umrah, saying: “Perform Hajj and ‘Umrah consecutively, for they remove poverty and sin as the bellows removes impurity from iron and gold and silver, and Hajj Al-Mabrur brings no less a reward than Paradise.:” [Sunan an-Nasa’i 2631]

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, “The performance of ‘Umrah is an expiation for all the sins committed (between this ‘Umrah and the previous one), and the reward for Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah or the one which was performed without doing any wrong) is nothing save Paradise.” [Agreed upon]

Definition of Hajj and Umrah:

• Hajj linguistically: travel with the intention to perform ritual activity.
• Hajj terminology: a purpose to the Sacred House of Allah Almighty in a specific manner, specific time, with specific conditions.
• Umrah linguistically: means visiting the Kaaba or intention to perform ritual activity.
• Umrah terminology: is to circumambulate the Kaaba and walk between Safa and Marwah in a state of ihram.

Conditions for the obligation of Hajj and Umrah:

1. To be sane: It is not obligatory for an insane person, because the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “There are three (persons) whose actions are not recorded: a sleeper till he awakes, a boy till he reaches puberty, and a lunatic till he comes to reason.” [Sunan Abi Dawud 4403]
2. Puberty: Hajj is not obligatory for a child who has not reached puberty. If he performs Hajj, his Hajj is valid.

bn ’Abbas (RAA) narrated; “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came across some riders at ar-Rauha’ (a place near Madinah). He asked them, “Who are you?” They replied, ‘Who are you?’ He replied, “I am the Messenger of Allah.” A woman then lifted up a boy, and asked the Prophet, Will this boy be rewarded for Hajj? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) replied, “Yes, and you too will be Rewarded.” [Related by Muslim]

4. Ability: Allah Almighty saying {And [due] to Allāh from the people is a pilgrimage to the House – for whoever is able to find thereto a way} [Āl-‘Imrān]

What is meant by ability is: the ability to provide food, a riding vehicle, and expenses for the period of his going and returning, and his expenses will be in excess of the expenses of his dependents and those whom he is obliged to support during his trips and returns.

Among the abilities: the physical ability of the Hajj; That his body be free of diseases and disabilities that prevent him from performing Hajj; Such as an elderly person, or someone suffering from a disability that prevents him from standing on his mount and enduring the hardships of travel.

The ability includes the safety of the road; So that he can protect himself and his money.

5. The presence of a mahram: This condition is specific to women; If she wants to travel for Hajj or Umrah, it is required that she be accompanied by her husband or one of her mahram – who is a safe, mature, sane man who is forever forbidden from marrying a woman – based on the hadith of Ibn Umar reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: “A woman should not set out on three (days’ journey) except when she has a Mahram with her.” [Sahih Muslim 1338a]

Some scholars are of the opinion that it is permissible for a woman who cannot find a mahram to go for Hajj. If she is in safe company of good women or men.

6. Out of ‘iddah: The woman is also required to not be in the waiting period due to divorce or death for the period of time that is possible for her to go to Hajj.

How to perform Umrah:

If a Muslim wants to perform Umrah, he must follow the following actions:

1. Going to one of the spatial timings specified by the Prophet and assigning each side their own specific Miqat (where he should start his Umrah). They are five miqat:

• Dhu al-Hulayfa: It is the miqat of the people of Medina and those who are not its residents who pass through it. It is now named Aabar Ali.
• Al-Juhfa: It is the miqat for the people of the Levant and those who come from its direction from Egypt and Morocco. The pilgrim now enters ihram from Rabigh, which is before Al-Juhfa towards the sea.
• Qarn Al-Manazil: It is the miqat of the people of Najd and those who come from its direction, and it is now named Al-Sail Al-Kabir.
• Yalamlam: It is the miqat of the people of Yemen, Tihamah, and India. It is located in the south of Mecca, and is now named Al-Saadiya.
• Dhat Irq: It is the miqat of the people of Iraq and the rest of the people of the East, and it is now named Al-Daribah.

These miqat are not permissible for anyone who goes to Mecca and wants to perform Hajj or Umrah to pass them without entering ihram, whether the person who passed by them is from its residents, or from non-its residents.

As for those whose residence was after these spatial times; Such as the area of Qudayd, Usfan, Marar Dhahran, or Jeddah, so his miqat is the place where he lives, according to the saying of the Prophet: “And those living inside these Mawaqit can assume Ihram from the place where they start.” [Sahih al-Bukhari 1845]

Whoever is from the people of Mecca will go to the lowest point. such as Al-Tan’em; His ihram from it.

2. If the pilgrim arrives at the miqat, he strips off his sewn clothes, removes his pubes hair and armpits, takes a bath, and applies perfume to his head, beard, and body. It does not harm him if traces of perfume remain after entering ihram, but he should avoid applying perfume to his clothes.

As for the woman, she should bathe even if she is menstruating or postpartum, except that she does not apply perfume.

3. After completing the ablution and using perfume, he puts on the ihram clothes: for the man, they are a loincloth that he wears on the lower half of his body, and a robe that he wears on the upper half of his body, and it is required that they be not stitched.

As for the woman, she can wear any clothes she wants without adornment, and avoid Covering her face and hands, unless she fears temptation, in which case it is permissible for her to cover her face with something other than the niqab.

4. After wearing the ihram clothes, the pilgrim prays at the miqat if it is the time for an obligatory prayer. Otherwise, he prays two rak’at as voluntary, and enters ihram after them.
5. When he finishes praying, he mounts his mount and enters ihram for Umrah, saying: (Labbayk Umrah), then he recites the Talbiyah, saying: (Labbayk-Allāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, inna ‘l-ḥamda, wanni`mata, laka wa ‘l-mulk, lā sharīka lak.) {I am here at Your service, O Allah, I am here at Your service. I am here at Your service, You have no partner, I am here at Your service. Surely the praise, and blessings are Yours, and the dominion. You have no partner.}

The man raises his voice in this way, while the woman responds to the extent that she makes herself heard. Here the Muslim has started ihram, which is the first pillar of Umrah.

6. It is permissible for the pilgrim in ihram, if he is afraid of an obstacle that will hinder him or an obstacle that will prevent him from completing his Umrah and rituals, to stipulate that he should say – after reciting the Talbiyah for Umrah -: If anything detains me, then my place is where you detain me; If anuthing imprisoned him or something prevented him from completing the ritual, he may be released from ihram and there is nothing on him.

The pilgrim in ihram should recite the Talbiyah often during his journey to Mecca, and should stop it when he begins to circumambulate (Tawaf).

7. If the pilgrim arrives in Mecca, it is Sunnah for him to wash before entering Mecca and perform ablution for the purpose of circumambulation.

When he enters the Sacred Mosque, he introduces his right foot and says: In the Name of Allah, and blessings 2 and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, forgive me my sins and open to me the gates of Your mercy, I seek refuge in Almighty Allah, By His Noble Face, By His primordial power, From Satan the outcast.

8. After that, the pilgrim goes to the Black Stone and touches it with his right hand and kisses it. If he is not able to kiss it, he touches it and kisses his hand. If he is not able to touch it, he faces the stone and points to it with his hand, saying: (Bismillah and Allahu Akbar)

Then he places the Black Stone and the Kaaba on his left, and begins to circumambulate seven circuits around the Kaaba, starting from the Black Stone. This circumambulation is the second pillar of Umrah.

The circumambulation circuit begins and ends at the Black Stone. He does this for seven circuits.

9. It is Sunnah for the man performing Umrah at the beginning of the circumambulate to Uncover Shoulder; By uncovering his right shoulder and placing the middle of his robe under his right armpit, and its two ends over his left shoulder. When he finishes the seven- circuits circumambulation, he returns the robe to its condition before Uncovering Shoulder.
10. It is also permissible for the man performing ‘Umrah to walk quickly with short steps (raml) in the first three circuits; To walk quickly with close steps, and walk the rest of the four circuits as his usual walk.
11. The pilgrim should avoid circumambulating inside the Hijr, which is the arch built in front of the Kaaba from the direction of the gutter; Because it is part of the Kaaba; Whoever passes between it and the Kaaba will not have circumambulated the Kaaba.
12. If the pilgrim during circumambulation reaches the Yemeni Corner, which is the pillar before the Black Stone, then it is permissible for him to reach it without kissing, and if he is unable due to crowding, then he should walk away from it and not kiss it or point to it.
13. If the pilgrim is circumambulating between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone, he should say: {Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire} [Al-Baqarah: 201]
14. When he reaches the Black Stone, he touches it and kisses it; According to what is possible for him, and he says: (Bismillah and Allahu Akbar), then he begins the second circuits and does as he did in the first circuits, until he finishes the seven circuits.
15. During his circumambulation, the pilgrim may remember Allah Almighty and make a Doua’ to Him as he wishes. He may recite the Quran, avoid idle talk, and talk about worldly matters.
16. The pilgrim must continue between the circuits of circumambulation and not separate them with anything. If he interrupts it with something and the interval is long -other than prayer he must repeat the circumambulation again.

During the circumambulation, the pilgrim must maintain his ablution. If his ablution is broken during the circumambulation, he must perform ablution. If the time he needs to perform the ablution is short, he should complete the circumambulation from where he left off.

17. Menstruating women and postpartum women should avoid circumambulating around the Kaaba; Because the Prophet said to Aisha when she had her period, “Perform all the ceremonies of Hajj like the other pilgrims, but do not perform Tawaf of the Ka`ba till you get clean (from your menses).” [Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Then you should delay the circumambulation until you become pure.
18. When the pilgrim completes his seven circuits, he heads to the Maqam Ibrahim: which is the building standing in front of the Kaaba. and reads the Almighty’s saying: {And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer} [Al-Baqarah: 125].

Then he prays two rak’at behind the Maqam if possible, otherwise he prays them anywhere in the Sanctuary. In the first, he recites Al-Fatihah and Al-Kafirun (Say, O you disbelievers) in full, and in the second Al-Fatiha and Al-Ikhlas (Say, “He is Allāh, [who is] One) in full.

19. When he has finished his prayer, he returns to the Black Stone and touches it if possible.
20. After that, the pilgrim goes out to Al-Masa’a (place of saa’i) to perform seven circuits between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah. This is the third pillar of the Umrah, so he begins with Al-Safa. When he approached it, he recited: {Indeed, aṣ–Ṣafā and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allāh. So whoever makes ḥajj [pilgrimage] to the House or performs ʿumrah – there is no blame upon him for walking between them} [Al-Baqarah: 158],

Then he ascends to Al-Safa and faces The Kaaba, raises his hands, glorifies Allah, and says: (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner, His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is Able to do all things. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, He fulfilled His Promise, He aided His slave, and He alone defeated Confederates) He repeats this supplication three times, and asked whatever He wishes.

21. After completing the supplication, he descends from Al-Safa and walks towards Al-Marwah; When he reaches between the two green markers (lines), he runs as hard as he can, but the woman does not run.

When he reaches the second markers, he returns to walking until he reaches al-Marwah. During the Sa’y, he prays, remembers Allah, and recites the Quran.

22. When the pilgrim reaches Al-Marwah, he climbs on it, faces the Qiblah, says “Allahu Akbar,” raises his hands in supplication, and says what he said on Al-Safa, and thus he will have completed his first circuits.
23. Then after that, he descends from Al-Marwah and heads to Al-Safa. He walks in the place where he walks, and runs when he reaches between the two green markers until he reaches Al-Safa.

Thus, he has completed his second circuits, and does what he did in the first circuit, and so on until he completes seven circuits that begin and end with Al-Safa. The last one is at Al-Marwa; So that his going from Al-Safa to Al-Marwah is one circuit, and his return from Al-Marwah to Al-Safa is one circuit.

24. After completing the seven circuits of sa’i between Safa and Marwah, the pilgrim shaves his head if he is a man or cuts his hair by cutting all parts of his hair, but a woman does not shave but to cut it; It takes an inch from the ends of her hair (approximately 2 cm). Shaving for men is better than cutting it; Because the Prophet prayed three times for those who shaved their heads, and one time for those who cut their hair.

If the time for Hajj is near, and his Umrah is for Hajj, it is recommended for him to cut it so that he can shave during Hajj.

25. After shaving or cutting the hair, the pilgrim has completed the rituals and rituals of Umrah; He removes his ihram clothes, wears his sewn clothes, perfumes himself, and does everything that was forbidden to him during ihram, including perfume, women, and removing his hair and nails.

How to perform Hajj ?

• First: Types of Hajj:

There are three ways to perform Hajj:

• Ifrad: That is, the pilgrim intends, by entering ihram, to perform Hajj only. When he enters ihram, he says: “Labik Hajj” This ritual is not preceded by performing Umrah before it, and the one who intends it is not obligated to slaughter the sacrificial animal at the end of his Hajj.
• Qiran: It is for the pilgrim to combine Hajj and Umrah in his ihram with one intention; When he enters ihram, he says: “Labik Hajj wa Umrah”.

The pilgrim performs the rituals of Umrah, as previously mentioned, except that he does not remove any of his hair and does not finish ihram. Rather, he remains in ihram until he completes all the rituals of Hajj, and at the end of his Hajj he is required to slaughter a sacrificial animal.

• Tamattu’: It is that the pilgrim intends, by entering ihram, to perform Umrah during the months of Hajj, then finish his ihram completely, then enters ihram after that for Hajj on the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah.

On the condition that he does not leave Mecca and return to his country, otherwise his Tamattu’ will be interrupted, and he will have to perform another Umrah.

The best of the three rituals is Tamattu’. According to the saying of the Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If I had formerly known what I came to know recently, I would not have driven the Hadi with me and would have finished the state of Ihram along with the people when they finished it.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

• Hajj actions on the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah (Day of Tarwiyah):

1. If the pilgrim performs his Umrah and the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah begins; If he is performing Qiran, then he remains in ihram after performing Umrah and does not end ihram from it.

If he is performing Tamattu’, then he enters ihram from the place he is in after he has bathed, removed his pubes hair and armpits, perfumed himself, wears ihram clothes, and said: (Labik Hajj).

If he is afraid that an obstacle will prevent him from completing his Hajj, he stipulates that he should say: (if I am prevented then my exiting ihram is where I am prevented).

As for the Ifrad, he enters ihram for Hajj from the miqat; Because he does not have to perform Umrah.

2. Then, after entering ihram, the pilgrim goes to Mina at the time of Duha. He prays the Zuhr, Asr, Maghreb, and Isha’, each prayer at its appointed time, and he prays the four-quarter prayer in two (shortly).
3. The pilgrim stays in Mina until Fajir the day of Arafat, and it is enough for him to spend most of the night in Mina.

• Hajj actions on the ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah (Day of Arafat):

1. If the sun rises on the ninth day, which is the day of Arafat, the pilgrim travels from Mina to Arafat and stops in Namirah until the time of Zuhr (Namirah is a place just before ‘Arafah).

Standing at Arafat is the second pillar of Hajj after ihram, and it is the greatest pillar of it. According to the words of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace: “Hajj is Arafat. Whoever catches up with the night of Arafat before dawn comes on the night of Jam (Al-Muzdalifah), his Hajj is complete” [Narrated by Ahmad, Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah]. Whoever misses this pillar has missed Hajj.

2. After noon, the pilgrim prays Zuhr and Asr together, and shortening the prayers together at the time of Zuhr with the adhan and two Iqamah.
3. After completing the prayer, the pilgrim enters Arafat and remains there until sunset. He prays, remembers Allah, supplicates to Him with Dua’, raising his hands facing the Qiblah, and recites this Dua’: (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things).

It is permissible for the pilgrim to rest by sleeping, talking to his companions about what is beneficial, or reading useful books.

4. When the sun sets on the ninth day, the pilgrim walks to Muzdalifah. When he arrives, he prays the Maghrib and Isha’ prayers together and shortened, with the adhan and two Iqamah. He should not pray the Maghrib and Isha’ prayers before arriving at Muzdalifah, unless he fears that the time for the Isha’ prayer will end before his arrival due to crowding.

The pilgrim should not be busy collecting pebbles for the Jamarat as soon as he arrives at Muzdalifah. Rather, he should be busy performing prayer, and he can collect pebbles from anywhere.

5. The pilgrim spends the night in Muzdalifah, and stays there till Fajir.

Sleep is not necessary for the overnight stay, but rather the overnight stay is achieved by simply staying in Muzdalifah.

It is permissible for those with excuses to leave Muzdalifah after midnight. Such as the elderly, the infirm, and the sick who are difficult to crowd; It is permissible for their companions to leave with them. As for those who have no excuse, they stay until Fajir.

• Hajj actions on the tenth day (Day of Sacrifice):

1. If the pilgrim prays the Fajir on the tenth day, he goes to al-Mash’ar al-Haram (Muzdalifah Mosque), make a Dua’ to Allah and says “Allahu Akbar” until the time of until it has become very light (i.e., when the light of day appears before the sun has actually risen).

If it is not possible for him to go to to al-Mash’ar al-Haram, he should remember Allah and make a Dua’ in his place.

2. If the morning is very light, the pilgrim moves before sunrise for Mina. When he passes Wadi Muhassir – between Muzdalifah and Mina – he hastens to walk; Because this valley is where Allah destroyed Abraha the Ethiopian and his army when they wanted to demolish the Kaaba.

The pilgrim may collect pebbles for Jamarat from anywhere.

3. If the pilgrim arrives to Mina, he goes to Jamarat al-Aqaba, which is the last Jamarat closest to Mecca, and throws seven pebbles at it, the size of a chickpea or bean; Throwing successively, one after one, saying “Allah Akbar” with each pebble.
4. If the pilgrim has finished stoning Jamarat al-Aqaba, he must slaughter his sacrificial animal, whether it was Tamattu’ or Qiran, as for the Ifrad, there is no slaughter for him. It is better for him to slaughter his sacrificial animal by his hands, but if he is not able to do so, it is permissible for him to appoint someone else to slaughter it.
5. After slaughtering the sacrificial animal, the pilgrim should shave his head if he is male, or cut his hair short, and shaving is better. As for the woman, she takes as much of her hair as an inch.
6. It is permissible for the pilgrim to advance or delay the acts of the tenth day without embarrassment. If the slaughter takes precedence over the stoning, it is permissible, and if the shaving takes precedence over the slaughter, then it is permissible, and so on.
7. If the pilgrim did two actions on the tenth day, he performs the minor ihram, and everything that was forbidden to him before entering ihram becomes permissible for him, except marital intercourse.
8. After completing the Hajj rituals in Mina, he goes to Mecca to perform Tawaf al-Ifadah, which is the third pillar of Hajj. He circumambulates seven circuits, then Sa’i seven circuits between Safa and Marwah.

If he is performing Tamattu’, and if he is not, he should perform sa’i with the Tawaf of Qudum. Thus, the pilgrim has performed the major ihram, and can do everything that was forbidden to him, even marital intercourse is permissible for him.

9. After Tawaf al-Ifadha and Sa’i, the pilgrim returns to Mina to spend the night there for the three days of Tashreeq, and stones the three Jamarat.

• Hajj actions during the days of Tashreeq:

The days of al-Tashreeq are the three days after the Day of Sacrifice ‘An-Naher’, which are the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteen of Dhul-Hijjah. They are days of eating and drinking, and it is not permissible to fast them except for the pilgrim who is obligated to offer a sacrifice and is unable to do so.

The actions of the Days of Tashreeq are summarized as follows:

1. After the pilgrim spends the night of the eleventh in Mina, he stays until noon, then after noon he goes to the three Jamarat; Then he throws the smallest Jamarat – which is the closest to Al-Khaif Mosque – with seven pebbles in a row; One after the other, he says “Allahu Akbar” with each pebble he throws, then he moves forward a little to the right, and makes Dua’ as long as he wants, if that is possible for him.
2. Then move directly to Al- Jamarat Al-Wusta; He throws seven pebbles at it in succession, saying “Allahu Akbar” with each pebble, then moving forward a little to the left, facing the Qiblah and make Dua’ for a long time, if possible.
3. Then he goes directly to Jamarat al-Kubra (Jamarat al-Aqaba), and throws seven pebbles at it in a row. He says takbir with each pebble, then leaves and does not make Dua’ after that.
4. The pilgrim spends the night in Mina on the night of the twelfth, and when the sun noon falls on the twelfth day of Dhul-Hijjah, he does what he did on the eleventh day; Then he throws the three Jamarat.

If he is in a hurry, he leaves Mina before sunset and heads to Mecca for the farewell circumambulation. If sunset comes to him while he is in Mina without an excuse, he must stay until the thirteenth day, which is the last day of Tashreeq. He throws the three Jamarat after noon, as he did the two days before.

5. After completing the stoning of the Jamarat during the days of Tashreeq, the pilgrim wanted to leave Mecca; So, he must go to Mecca to perform the farewell circumambulation seven circuits, and after that he should pray two rak’at, after which he must leave Mecca, and not delay there for the sake of shopping, trade, or visiting.

Otherwise, he must perform another farewell circumambulation. According to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘No one should depart until the last thing he does is (Tawaf around) the House.’ [Narrated by Muslim].

If he is delayed due to crowding, or waiting for his traveling companion, or providing him with supplies on his way to travel; There is no blame on him, and he does not have another circumambulation.

If a woman experiences menstruation or postpartum bleeding before the farewell circumambulation, and she cannot be late for her travel companion; It is permissible for her to leave without doing the farewell circumambulation. Thus, the pilgrim has completed the ritual of Hajj.

Ihram prohibitions:

These are the actions that the Hajj or Umrah pilgrim is not permitted to do while he is in ihram. Doing them entails a ransom, and some of them invalidate the Hajj. These prohibitions are:

1. Shaving the hair: by any means, such as shaving or plucking; Whether he removed it himself or someone else removed it for him, and whether the hair was little or much, according to the Almighty’s saying: {and do not shave your heads until the Hady [sacrificial animal] reaches the place of sacrifice} [Al-Baqarah: 196]. This includes the body hair.

Whoever shaves his head without an excuse is a sinner and must pay a ransom. As for someone who shaves his head for an excuse; Such as illness or harm, there is no sin on him, except that he must pay a ransom, which is: fasting for three days, or feeding six poor people, or slaughtering a sheep, and he has the choice to do any one of these three.

It is permissible for a pilgrim in ihram to scratch, wash, and comb his hair, even if this causes some of his hair to fall out, but he must do so gently.

2. Nail trimming: It is not permissible for the pilgrim after entering ihram for Hajj or Umrah to cut his nails, but it is recommended for him to do so before entering ihram. But after entering ihram, it is forbidden for him to cut it according to consensus. Because it is a luxury that contradicts the purpose of ihram.

On the authority of Mujahid: {Then let them end their untidiness} [Al-Hajj: 29]. He said: “Punishment: shaving the head and pubes, and cutting the beard, mustache, nails and throw the Jamarat.

3. Covering the head with above his head: It is not permissible for the pilgrim in ihram, if he is a male, to cover his head with anything, whether it is a hat, a ghutrah, or a turban, or to place his robe over his head, or other things that are considered head coverings.

But if he puts something on his head that is not intended to cover it, such as carrying furniture and bags; There is nothing wrong with it.

It is permissible for the pilgrim to take shade from the roof of the car, or to take shade from a tent; This is not considered one of the prohibitions of ihram.

It is not permissible for a woman to cover her face unless she fears temptation. So, she covers without a niqab.

4. Wearing sewn clothes: The basic principle is that the muhrim should wear a loincloth and a robe, and avoid wearing sewn clothes that are sewn to cover the part for which they were sewn; Such as a shirt, pants, dress, socks, slippers, gloves, and the like.

As for the sandals, even if they contain threads, they are not considered sewn that forbidden to wear. Rather, Islamic sharia has stated that they are permissible. It is not permissible for him to wear anything that covers the ankles as a slipper.

A woman may wear whatever she wants except gloves and a niqab, and anything that involves adornment.

5. Perfumes and fragrance: It is not permissible for a pilgrim in ihram to put perfume or fragrance on his body or his ihram. As for the perfume that he puts on his body before entering ihram and its traces remain, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if the perfume is on the ihram clothes, it must be washed.
6. Hunting: It is not permissible for a person in ihram to hunt wild animals whose flesh can be eaten. Such as deer, rabbits, and birds, and it is not permissible for him to help in hunting them. Whether by pointing or indicating it, if he or she catches it, it is not permissible to eat from it; Because it is considered dead.

If a person who is not in ihram hunt, and the person in ihram does not intend to hunt it, it is permissible for the person in ihram to eat from it.

It is permissible for the ihram to fish and eat the sea without any restrictions.

7. Marriage contract: It is not permissible for a Muhrim to conclude a marriage contract, nor for someone else to do the marriage contract for him, even if the contracting party is not a Muhrim.

If a contract was made or someone else entered into a marriage contract with him, it was not concluded, and the contract was invalid.

8. Intercourse: It is the most severe of the prohibitions of Ihram; Because if a pilgrim in ihram has intercourse with his wife before the first exit from ihram, his Hajj is invalidated, and if his wife is in ihram, her Hajj is invalidated as well, and they must complete their Hajj and pay the ransom.

It involves slaughtering a camel for each of them, and its meat is distributed to the poor of the Haram, and they must repeat the Hajj next year.

But if the intercourse was after the first exiting ihram and before the second exiting ihram; It does not invalidate the Hajj, and they must pay a ransom.

It is the slaughter of a sheep and its meat distributed to the poor of the Haram.

9. Direct kissing, touching, or hugging; Because all of this is one of the introductions to intercourse. It is included in the disobedience that Allah has forbidden in His saying {there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during hajj} [Al-Baqarah: 197].