Question
1:
If a Muḥrim put on stitched clothing
forgetfully and removed them after ten minutes as soon as he recalled, will
there be any expiation etc. for him?
Answer:
Yes. Ṣadaqah will be Wājib even if
he wears stitched clothes just for a moment, whether deliberately or
forgetfully. If a Muḥrim has worn stitched dress for the duration of a day or
night¹ or more, Dam will be Wājib even if he does so for many consecutive days.
¹ The duration of a day or that of a
night means, for example, from sunrise to sunset or vice versa; or from noon to
midnight or vice versa.
(Fatāwā
Razawiyyah referenced, vol. 10, pp. 757)
Question
2:
If a Muḥrim covers his head with a
cap or a turban or shawl of Iḥrām, or if a male Muḥrim forgets to take off
stitched clothes or cap before he makes the intention of Iḥrām, or if the face
of Muḥrim is covered by someone else's shawl in crowd, what is the penalty for
it?
Answer:
Whether an offence is committed
deliberately or by mistake or due to someone else' carelessness, expiations
must be paid in any case. As it is a sin to commit an offence deliberately,
repentance will also be Wājib. Now note the details of expiation. If a male
Muḥrim covers the whole of or one quarter of his head for the consecutive
period of a day or night or more, Dam will be Wājib.
(Marginalia
Anwar-ul-Bishārah ma' Fatāwā Razawiyyah referenced, vol. 10, pp. 757)
Likewise, if a male or a female
Muḥrim covers the whole of or one quarter of his/her face for the consecutive
period of a day or night or more, Dam will be Wājib. In case of covering less
than one quarter of head/face for the period of a day or night or in case of
covering the whole of face or head for less than the period of a day or night,
Ṣadaqah will be due. In case of covering less than one quarter for less than
the period of a day or night, there is no expiation but it is a sin.
(ibid,
pp. 757)
Question
3:
Can a Muḥrim wipe his nose with a
piece of cloth due to flu?
Answer:
He cannot wipe his nose with a piece
of cloth. He can blow his nose into a piece of cloth or towel keeping it away
from the nose. Ṣadr-ush-Sharī'ah Badr-ut-Tarīqah 'Allāmah Maulānā Mufti
Muhammad Amjad 'Ali A'zamī عَلَیْہِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ
الْقَوِیّ has stated: There is no harm in covering the ear and the back
of the neck. Similarly, Muḥrim can place his empty hand onto his nose. However,
if Muḥrim has placed his hand with a piece of cloth in it over his nose, though
expiation will not be due, it is Makrūh and a sin to do so.
(ibid,
pp. 1169)
Questions
and answers about using tissue paper in the state of Iḥrām
Question
1:
Can a Muḥrim use tissue paper to
wipe sweat from his face or nose due to flu or water after making Wuḍū?
Answer:
A Muḥrim cannot do so.
Question
2:
How is it to wear a mask made of
cloth or tissue paper?
Answer:
It is impermissible and a sin to do
so. If conditions are met, expiation will also be due.
Question
3:
If a Muḥrim has worn a scented mask,
what will be the ruling?
Answer:
If a Muḥrim has worn a scented mask
that contains fragrance in liquid form, resulting in the liquid fragrance
coming into contact with the body, the ruling of fragrance will apply in this
case. That is, if the fragrance is in small amount and has not come into
contact with an entire part of the body, Ṣadaqah will be due. If fragrance is
in large amount or has come into contact with an entire part of the body, Dam
will be due. If pure fragrance does not exist but rather fragrance is only
emanating from the tissue paper, no expiation is required even if the Muḥrim
has wiped the face etc. with it or his face or hand is having fragrance due to
touching the tissue paper. This is because pure fragrance is not found in the
tissue paper, and the main purpose of using tissue paper is not to benefit from
fragrance.
(Iḥrām
and Fragrant Soap, pp. 31)
If a Muḥrim has entered a room where
incense or frankincense is burnt to spread fragrance, causing his clothes to
have fragrance in them, expiation is not required because he has not benefitted
from pure fragrance.
('Ālamgīrī,
vol. 1, pp. 241)
Question
4:
Can a Muḥrim use a stitched shawl at
the time of sleeping for covering his body?
Answer:
He can do so. Rather, there is no
harm in using even more than one shawl provided the face is uncovered, even if
both feet are fully covered.
Question
5:
When travelling by air or by bus, if
a Muḥrim goes to sleep with his face resting on a pillow or on the backrest of
the seat in front of him, what is the ruling in this case?
Answer:
Although no expiation is required
for sleeping with the face resting on a pillow, it is Makrūh Tahrīmī to do so.
As for sleeping with the face resting on the backrest of the seat in front of
Muḥrim, it is permissible to do so because a seat is normally hard like a door,
unlike a pillow that is soft.
Question
6:
Can a Muḥrim sleep with his face
resting on his knees? There is no expiation for sleeping with the face resting
on a pillow but it is Makrūh. Why?
Answer:
If the face is resting only on the
knees, i.e. only on the hard part of the knees, this is permissible because the
ruling applies depending upon the hard thing wrapped or covered or put into the
cloth, not the cloth itself, just as Islamic scholars have stated the ruling of
a sack or a bundle of something (except that of clothes). However, this is very
unlikely that the face of Muḥrim rests only on the knees when sleeping. What is
likely is that some part of the face will be resting on the hard part of the
knee and some part of it will be in contact with the cloth only. Therefore,
this should be avoided otherwise this can result in expiation being due. As for
a pillow, it is soft like a piece of cloth (and therefore it is prohibited for
Muḥrim to sleep with his face resting on it), but a pillow is not considered
cloth in all cases (therefore, expiation is not due).
Question
7:
Is it allowed for a Muḥrim to sleep
in a sleeping bag to protect against cold, covering his entire body except the
face and the head?
Answer:
Yes. It is allowed for a Muḥrim to
do so because this is not referred to as wearing clothes.
