إِذَا حَكَكْتَ رَأْسَكَ فَحُكَّهُ حَكّاً رَفِيقاً وَ لَا تَحُكَّنَّ بِالْأَظْفَارِ وَ لَكِنْ بِأَطْرَافِ الْأَصَابِعِ.
‘If you want to scratch your head while you are in the state of Ihram, then scratch very gently. You must not scratch with your finger nails, but scratch with the tip of your fingers.’”
إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ الْمُحْرِمُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَ يُمَيِّزُ الشَّعْرَ بِأَنَامِلِهِ بَعْضَهُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one who is in the state of Ihram takes Ghusl (bath) due to sexual relation (because of which Ghusl (bath) is obligatory), he can pour water over his head and separate the hairs from each other with his fingers.’”
لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْمُحْرِمُ الْحَمَّامَ وَ لَكِنْ لَا يَتَدَلَّكُ[1].
‘It is not harmful for one in the state of Ihram to use bath houses but he must not scrub and massage his body.’”
لَيْسَ لِلْمُحْرِمِ أَنْ يُلَبِّيَ مَنْ دَعَاهُ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ إِحْرَامَهُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ يَقُولُ قَالَ يَقُولُ يَا سَعْدُ.
“One who is in the state of Ihram must not answer anyone who calls him with the word ‘Labbayka’ until his Ihram is complete.“ I then asked, “How must he say it?“ He (the Imam) said, “He can say, ‘O Sa‘d.”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يَتَخَلَّلُ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ[3].
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who uses a toothpick while he is in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْمُحْرِمُ يَسْتَاكُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَدْمَى يَسْتَاكُ[4] قَالَ نَعَمْ هُوَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ وَ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً لَا يَسْتَدْمِي.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram; if he can brush his teeth. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is of the Sunnah.’ It is also narrated that one must not make his teeth bleed.”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هَلْ يَحُكُّ الْمُحْرِمُ رَأْسَهُ وَ يَغْتَسِلُ بِالْمَاءِ قَالَ يَحُكُّ رَأْسَهُ مَا لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْ قَتْلَ دَابَّةٍ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ بِالْمَاءِ وَ يَصُبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مُلَبِّداً فَإِنْ كَانَ مُلَبِّداً- فَلَا يُفِيضُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الْمَاءَ إِلَّا مِنَ الِاحْتِلَامِ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram; if he can scratch his head and wash it with water. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can scratch his head as long as he is certain of not killing a moving thing but it is not harmful to wash with water unless one’s head is treated with talbid (a medic
يُكْرَهُ الِاحْتِبَاءُ لِلْمُحْرِمِ وَ يُكْرَهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is undesirable for one in the state of Ihram to sit in Masjid al-Haram facing al-Ka‘bah in al-‘Ihtiba’ position (with one’s knees raised and legs against thighs with hips on the ground).”’
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلَيْنِ اقْتَتَلَا وَ هُمَا مُحْرِمَانِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعَا قُلْتُ قَدْ فَعَلَا فَمَا الَّذِي يَلْزَمُهُمَا قَالَ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا دَمٌ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of two men who fought each other while in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah is free of all defects, how bad is what they have done!’ I said, ‘They have done it but what must they do?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘They must each offer one animal as offering.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يُصَارِعُ هَلْ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ قَالَ لَا يَصْلُحُ لَهُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُصِيبَهُ جِرَاحٌ أَوْ يَقَعَ بَعْضُ شَعْرِهِ.
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram; if he can fight a contest. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, because he may sustain injuries or his hair may fall.’”
سَأَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يُعَالِجُ دَبَرَ الْجَمَلِ[2] قَالَ فَقَالَ يُلْقِي عَنْهُ الدَّوَابَّ وَ لَا يُدْمِيهِ.
“‘Abd al-Rahman once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man’s treating the backside of a camel while in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can throw away bugs but must not make it bleed.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يَكُونُ بِهِ الْجَرَبُ فَيُؤْذِيهِ قَالَ يَحُكُّهُ فَإِنْ سَالَ مِنْهُ الدَّمُ فَلَا بَأْسَ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram and has itches that irritate him. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can scratch it and if it bleeds it is not harmful.’”