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The Case of Drawing Blood, Cutting Nails or Hair while in the Sate of al-’ Ihram

alkafi-7284Vol. 4, p. 360

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يَحْتَجِمُ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ لَا يَجِدَ بُدّاً فَلْيَحْتَجِمْ وَ لَا يَحْلِقْ مَكَانَ الْمَحَاجِمِ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram uses cupping (draws blood from his body). He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not permissible, unless there is no other choice, but the place from where blood is drawn must not be shaved.’”

alkafi-7286Vol. 4, p. 360

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ تَطُولُ أَظْفَارُهُ أَوْ يَنْكَسِرُ بَعْضُهَا فَيُؤْذِيهِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَا يَقُصُّ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً إِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ تُؤْذِيهِ فَلْيَقُصَّهَا وَ لْيُطْعِمْ مَكَانَ كُلِّ ظُفُرٍ قَبْضَةً مِنْ طَعَامٍ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram and his nails grow tall or break and it annoys him. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must not cut anything if he can; but if it upsets him, he can cut them and for every nail he must feed a handful of (one meal) food.’”

alkafi-7287Vol. 4, p. 360

يَتَصَدَّقُ بِكَفٍّ مِنْ طَعَامٍ قَالَ ظُفُرَيْنِ قَالَ كَفَّيْنِ قُلْتُ ثَلَاثَةً قَالَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَكُفٍّ قُلْتُ أَرْبَعَةً قَالَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَكُفٍّ قُلْتُ خَمْسَةً قَالَ عَلَيْهِ دَمٌ يُهَرِيقُهُ فَإِنْ قَصَّ عَشَرَةً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا دَمٌ يُهَرِيقُهُ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram cuts his nails. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must give one handfuls (one meal) of food as charity, two handfuls of food for cutting two nails, three handful of food for cutting three nails, four handfuls of food for cutting four nails, and one animal to

alkafi-7288Vol. 4, p. 360

إِذَا قَلَّمَ الْمُحْرِمُ أَظْفَارَ يَدَيْهِ وَ رِجْلَيْهِ فِي مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ فَعَلَيْهِ دَمٌ وَاحِدٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَتَا مُتَفَرِّقَتَيْنِ فَعَلَيْهِ دَمَانِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one in the state of Ihram cuts the nails of all of his fingers and toes in one place he must pay one animal as offering, but if he cuts them in two places, he must offer two animals to be slaughtered.’”

alkafi-7289Vol. 4, p. 360-361

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُقَلِّمَ أَظْفَارَهُ عِنْدَ إِحْرَامِهِ قَالَ يَدَعُهَا قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا أَفْتَاهُ بِأَنْ يُقَلِّمَ أَظْفَارَهُ وَ يُعِيدَ إِحْرَامَهُ فَفَعَلَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ دَمٌ يُهَرِيقُهُ‌[1].

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who forgets to cut his nails before assuming the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must leave them as they are.’ I then said, ‘A man from our people gave a Fatwa to cut his nails and assume the state of Ihram again and he did accordingly.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He ow

alkafi-7291Vol. 4, p. 361

مَنْ حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ أَوْ نَتَفَ إِبْطَهُ نَاسِياً أَوْ سَاهِياً أَوْ جَاهِلًا فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ وَ مَنْ فَعَلَهُ مُتَعَمِّداً فَعَلَيْهِ دَمٌ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Whoever in the state of Ihram pulls out hairs of his underarms or shaves his head because of forgetfulness or ignorance, there is nothing on him; but if one does so knowingly, he must pay one animal as offering to be slaughtered.’”

alkafi-7292Vol. 4, p. 361

إِنْ نَتَفَ الْمُحْرِمُ مِنْ شَعْرِ لِحْيَتِهِ وَ غَيْرِهَا شَيْئاً فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ مِسْكِيناً فِي يَدِهِ‌[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one in the state of Ihram pulls out a hair from his beard or from other parts of his body, he must feed one destitute person in his hand (with one meal).”’

alkafi-7293Vol. 4, p. 361

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَنَاوَلُ لِحْيَتَهُ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَيَعْبَثُ بِهَا فَيَنْتِفُ مِنْهَا الطَّاقَاتِ يَبْقَيْنَ فِي يَدِهِ خَطَأً أَوْ عَمْداً قَالَ لَا يَضُرُّهُ‌[3].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who holds his beard, while in the state of Ihram, and plays with it and a few hairs come off in his hand, by mistake or knowingly. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”

alkafi-7294Vol. 4, p. 361

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ أَوْ لِحْيَتِهِ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَسَقَطَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الشَّعْرِ فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ بِكَفَّيْنِ مِنْ كَعْكٍ أَوْ سَوِيقٍ‌[4].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one in the state of Ihram places his hand on his head or beard and hairs come off, he must pay two handful of Ka‘k or sawiq (cake or roasted floor).”’