Kinds of Dresses and Ornaments Permissible or Detestable for a Female Pilgrim in the State of al-’ Ihram

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ الْمَرْأَةُ الْمُحْرِمَةُ تَلْبَسُ مَا شَاءَتْ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ غَيْرَ الْحَرِيرِ وَ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ‌[1] وَ كُرِهَ النِّقَابُ وَ قَالَ تَسْدُلُ الثَّوْبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا قُلْتُ حَدُّ ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَيْنَ قَالَ إِلَى طَرَفِ الْأَنْفِ قَدْرَ مَا تُبْصِرُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman in the state of Ihram can wear whatever she wants of clothes except silk and al-Quffazayn (something women wear on their hands) and wearing veil is undesirable.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘They must hang something over their face.’ He asked, ‘How far down over the face?’ He (the Ima

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمُحْرِمَةِ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تَلْبَسُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ قَالَ تَلْبَسُ الثِّيَابَ كُلَّهَا إِلَّا الْمَصْبُوغَةَ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ وَ الْوَرْسِ‌[2] وَ لَا تَلْبَسُ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ وَ لَا حُلِيّاً تَتَزَيَّنُ بِهِ لِزَوْجِهَا وَ لَا تَكْتَحِلُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِلَّةٍ وَ لَا تَمَسُّ طِيباً وَ لَا تَلْبَسُ حُلِيّاً وَ لَا فِرِنْداً[3] وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِالْعَلَمِ فِي الثَّوْبِ.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a woman and about what she can wear in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘She can wear all kinds of clothes except what is dyed with saffron and al-Wars (a certain plant used in dying cloths). She must not wear al-Qafazin, ornaments for beautification before h

مَرَّ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع بِامْرَأَةٍ مُتَنَقِّبَةٍ وَ هِيَ مُحْرِمَةٌ فَقَالَ أَحْرِمِي وَ أَسْفِرِي وَ أَرْخِي ثَوْبَكِ‌[4] مِنْ فَوْقِ رَأْسِكِ فَإِنَّكِ إِنْ تَنَقَّبْتِ لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ لَوْنُكِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَيْنَ تُرْخِيهِ فَقَالَ تُغَطِّي عَيْنَيْهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَبْلُغُ فَمَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- الْمُحْرِمَةُ لَا تَلْبَسُ الْحُلِيَّ وَ لَا الثِّيَابَ الْمُصَبَّغَاتِ إِلَّا ص

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that abu Ja‘far (a.s.), once said to a woman veiled in the state of Ihram, ‘Assume the state of Ihram with your face uncovered and allow your clothes to hang down from over your head; if you use veil, your color will not change.’ A man then asked, ‘How far down must she hang her clothes

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهَا الْحُلِيُّ وَ الْخَلْخَالُ وَ الْمَسَكَةُ وَ الْقُرْطَانِ‌[2] مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَ الْوَرِقِ تُحْرِمُ فِيهِ وَ هُوَ عَلَيْهَا وَ قَدْ كَانَتْ تَلْبَسُهُ فِي بَيْتِهَا قَبْلَ حَجِّهَا أَ تَنْزَعُهُ إِذَا أَحْرَمَتْ أَوْ تَتْرُكُهُ عَلَى حَالِهِ قَالَ تُحْرِمُ فِيهِ وَ تَلْبَسُهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تُظْهِرَهُ لِلرِّجَالِ فِي مَرْكَبِهَا وَ مَسِيرِهَا.

4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a woman: if she can wear an anklet, handgrips and earrings of gold and silver while at home she wore them befor

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْعِمَامَةِ السَّابِرِيَّةِ فِيهَا عَلَمُ حَرِيرٍ تُحْرِمُ فِيهَا الْمَرْأَةُ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا كُرِهَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا كَانَ سَدَاهُ وَ لَحْمَتُهُ جَمِيعاً حَرِيراً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَدْ سَأَلَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْخَمِيصَةِ سَدَاهَا إِبْرِيسَمٌ أَنْ أَلْبَسَهَا وَ كَانَ وَجَدَ الْبَرْدَ فَأَمَرْتُهُ أَنْ يَلْبَسَهَا.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who wears a turban al- Sabiriy with prints of silk on it in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she can use it. It is not permissible only when both of its warp and weft are of silk.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), then said, ‘Abu Sa‘id asked me about al-

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا يَحِلُّ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَلْبَسَ وَ هِيَ مُحْرِمَةٌ قَالَ الثِّيَابُ كُلُّهَا مَا خَلَا الْقُفَّازَيْنِ وَ الْبُرْقُعَ وَ الْحَرِيرَ قُلْتُ تَلْبَسُ الْخَزَّ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ سَدَاهُ الْإِبْرِيسَمُ وَ هُوَ حَرِيرٌ قَالَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ حَرِيراً خَالِصاً فَلَا بَأْسَ‌[3].

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about what can a woman wear in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘She can wear all kinds of clothes except al-Qafazin, veil and silk. I then asked, ‘Can she wear al-Khazz (a certain kind of fabric), with its warp made of silk?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘As long as it is not pure s

ِأَنَّ إِحْرَامَ الْمَرْأَةِ فِي وَجْهِهَا وَ إِحْرَامَ الرَّجُلِ فِي رَأْسِهِ‌[1]

a woman in the state of Ihram must not use veil over her face because Ihram of women is for her face and for men it is for their head.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ هَلْ تَصْلُحُ لَهَا أَنْ تَلْبَسَ ثَوْباً حَرِيراً وَ هِيَ مُحْرِمَةٌ قَالَ لَا وَ لَهَا أَنْ تَلْبَسَهُ فِي غَيْرِ إِحْرَامِهَا.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman if she can use silk clothes in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, but she can use them in times other than her being in the state of Ihram.’”

مَرَّ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع بِامْرَأَةٍ مُحْرِمَةٍ قَدِ اسْتَتَرَتْ بِمِرْوَحَةٍ فَأَمَاطَ الْمِرْوَحَةَ بِنَفْسِهِ عَنْ وَجْهِهَا.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), once when passing by a woman, who in the state of Ihram had covered her face with an air vent, himself removed it from her face.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مُصَبَّغَاتُ الثِّيَابِ تَلْبَسُهُ الْمُحْرِمَةُ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ إِلَّا الْمُفْدَمَ الْمَشْهُورَ وَ الْقِلَادَةَ الْمَشْهُورَةَ[3].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about dyed cloths used by women in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful except ornaments visible on her front side as well as visible necklace.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا أَحْرَمَتْ أَ تَلْبَسُ السَّرَاوِيلَ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا تُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ السُّتْرَةَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is in the state of Ihram: if she can wear trousers. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she can do so because she needs it for covering.’”