THE STATE OF IHRAM

The �Book of Pilgrimage� deals with the pilgrim�s attire and with the place where he puts on the garments of a pilgrim, entering into the state of ihrAm (�prohibiting�), in which he is forbidden to do certain things till he has completed his worship at Mecca.

For his dress, he is forbidden to �put on a shirt or a turban, or trouser or cap� (2647).  The use of perfume is disallowed during the state of ihrAm, but not before and after.  �I applied perfume to the Messenger of Allah as he became free from IhrAm and as he entered upon it,� says �Aisha (2683).  �The best of perfume,� she adds in another hadIs (2685).

author : ram swarup