What The Muhrim Should Wear

‘Abd Allah bin Umar said A man asked the Apostle of Allah ﷺ What clothing one should put on if one intend to put on ihram? He said He should not wear shirts, turbans, trousers, garments with head coverings and clothing which has any dye of waras or saffron; one should not put on shoes unless one cannot get sandals. If one cannot get sandals, one should wear the shoes, in which case one must cut them to come below the ankles.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا يَتْرُكُ الْمُحْرِمُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ فَقَالَ " لاَ يَلْبَسُ الْقَمِيصَ وَلاَ الْبُرْنُسَ وَلاَ السَّرَاوِيلَ وَلاَ الْعِمَامَةَ وَلاَ ثَوْبًا مَسَّهُ وَرْسٌ وَلاَ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَلاَ الْخُفَّيْنِ إِلاَّ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ النَّعْلَيْنِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ النَّعْلَيْنِ فَلْيَلْبَسِ الْخُفَّيْنِ وَلْيَقْطَعْهُمَا حَتَّى يَكُونَا أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ " .

The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet ﷺ to the same effect.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَعْنَاهُ .

This tradition has also been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Ibn ‘Umar to the same effect. This version adds “A woman in the sacred state(while wearing ihram) should not be veiled or wear gloves.

Abu Dawud said This tradition has also been transmitted by Hatim bin Isma’il and Yahya bin Ayyub from Musa bin ‘Uqbah from ‘Nafi as reported by al Laith. This has also been narrated by Musa bin Tariq from Musa bin ‘Uqbah as a statement of Ibn ‘Umar(not of the Prophet). Similarly, this tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Ubaid Allah bin Umar, Malik and Ayyub as a statement of Ibn ‘Umar (not of the Prophet). Ibrahim bin Sa’id al Madini narrated this tradition from Nafi’ on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet ﷺ A woman in the sacred state (wearing ihram) must not be veiled or wear gloves.

Abu Dawud said Ibrahim bin Sa’id al Madini is a traditionist of Madina. Not many traditions have been narrated by him.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَعْنَاهُ . زَادَ " وَلاَ تَنْتَقِبُ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحَرَامُ وَلاَ تَلْبَسُ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَلَى مَا قَالَ اللَّيْثُ وَرَوَاهُ مُوسَى بْنُ طَارِقٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ مَوْقُوفًا عَلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَمَالِكٌ وَأَيُّوبُ مَوْقُوفًا وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْمَدِينِيُّ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ " الْمُحْرِمَةُ لاَ تَنْتَقِبُ وَلاَ تَلْبَسُ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْمَدِينِيُّ شَيْخٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَيْسَ لَهُ كَبِيرُ حَدِيثٍ .

Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet ﷺ as saying A woman in the sacred state (wearing ihram) must not be veiled or wear gloves.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْمَدِينِيُّ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ " الْمُحْرِمَةُ لاَ تَنْتَقِبُ وَلاَ تَلْبَسُ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ " .

‘Abd Allah bin Umar said that he heard the Apostle of Allah ﷺ prohibiting women in the sacred state (wearing ihram) to wear gloves, veil(their faces) and to wear clothes with dye of waras or saffron on them. But afterwards they can wear any kind of clothing they like dyed yellow or silk or jewelry or trousers or shirts or shoes.

Abu Dawud said ‘Abdah and Muhammad bin Ishaq narrated this tradition from Muhammad bin Ishaq up to the words “And to wear clothes with dye of waras or saffron on them”. They did not mention the words after them.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ فَإِنَّ نَافِعًا مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى النِّسَاءَ فِي إِحْرَامِهِنَّ عَنِ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ وَالنِّقَابِ وَمَا مَسَّ الْوَرْسُ وَالزَّعْفَرَانُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ وَلْتَلْبَسْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مَا أَحَبَّتْ مِنْ أَلْوَانِ الثِّيَابِ مُعَصْفَرًا أَوْ خَزًّا أَوْ حُلِيًّا أَوْ سَرَاوِيلَ أَوْ قَمِيصًا أَوْ خُفًّا . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَمَا مَسَّ الْوَرْسُ وَالزَّعْفَرَانُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرَا مَا بَعْدَهُ .

Nafi' said Ibn ‘Umar felt cold and said Throw a garment over me, ‘Nafi. I threw a hooded cloak over him. Thereupon he said Are you throwing this over me when the Apostle of Allah ﷺ has forbidden those who are in sacred state to wear it?

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ الْقُرَّ فَقَالَ أَلْقِ عَلَىَّ ثَوْبًا يَا نَافِعُ . فَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا فَقَالَ تُلْقِي عَلَىَّ هَذَا وَقَدْ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَلْبَسَهُ الْمُحْرِمُ

Ibn ‘Abbas said I heard the Apostle of Allah ﷺ say When one who is wearing ihram cannot get a lower garment(loin cloth) he may ear trousers and when he cannot get sandals he may wear shoes.

Abu Dawud said This is the tradition narrated by the narrators of Makkah. Its narrator from Basrah is Jabir bin Zaid. He mentioned only trousers and omitted the mention of cutting of the shoes.

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ " السَّرَاوِيلُ لِمَنْ لاَ يَجِدُ الإِزَارَ وَالْخُفُّ لِمَنْ لاَ يَجِدُ النَّعْلَيْنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ هَذَا حَدِيثُ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ وَمَرْجِعُهُ إِلَى الْبَصْرَةِ إِلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَالَّذِي تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ مِنْهُ ذِكْرُ السَّرَاوِيلِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْقَطْعَ فِي الْخُفِّ .

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

We were proceeding to Mecca along with the Prophet ﷺ. We pasted on our foreheads the perfume known as sukk at the time of wearing ihram. When one of us perspired, it (the perfume) came down on her face. The Prophet ﷺ saw it but did not forbid it.

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْجُنَيْدِ الدَّامَغَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ سُوَيْدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، - رضى الله عنها - حَدَّثَتْهَا قَالَتْ كُنَّا نَخْرُجُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَنُضَمِّدُ جِبَاهَنَا بِالسُّكِّ الْمُطَيَّبِ عِنْدَ الإِحْرَامِ فَإِذَا عَرِقَتْ إِحْدَانَا سَالَ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا فَيَرَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلاَ يَنْهَاهَا .