Is it permissible for a person in ihram to carry luggage on his head, or is that considered the forbidden covering of the head?
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Question : Carrying luggage on the head—is it covering the head or not? For example, a man who is in ihram has a mattress and puts it on his head; is this covering the head or not? Did he cover his head? Because if he puts it on his head, it is soft and covers most of the top of his head.
Answer : Or not? But in any case, it is permissible because this is not usually intended for concealment; rather, the intention is carrying, not concealment. Some scholars said that if he intends concealment with it, it is covering, and if he intends carrying, it is not covering. For example, a man has a light mattress, he folds it, puts it on his shoulder, and walks. But he says, "By Allah, this is my sunshade; I will put it on my head to shield myself from the sun and carry it as well." Some scholars hold that if he intends concealment, it is a covering. However, what appears to be the case is that there is no harm in it, because the statement "do not cover your heads" only includes covering with what is customarily and conventionally used for concealment. Custom has not established that a person who wants to cover his head takes a sunshade weighing fifty kilograms and puts it on his head. Likewise, a mattress is not something that custom dictates is used for covering. The hadiths or the statement are understood in terms of what people commonly recognize. The result is that the covering now—covering with a mattress—is specifically for whom?
Come on. Their heads, as for men, no. We mentioned to you that the intended meaning of covering the head is with something that is in direct contact, but a contact that can be separated, such as a cap and its like. But as for
Answer : Or not? But in any case, it is permissible because this is not usually intended for concealment; rather, the intention is carrying, not concealment. Some scholars said that if he intends concealment with it, it is covering, and if he intends carrying, it is not covering. For example, a man has a light mattress, he folds it, puts it on his shoulder, and walks. But he says, "By Allah, this is my sunshade; I will put it on my head to shield myself from the sun and carry it as well." Some scholars hold that if he intends concealment, it is a covering. However, what appears to be the case is that there is no harm in it, because the statement "do not cover your heads" only includes covering with what is customarily and conventionally used for concealment. Custom has not established that a person who wants to cover his head takes a sunshade weighing fifty kilograms and puts it on his head. Likewise, a mattress is not something that custom dictates is used for covering. The hadiths or the statement are understood in terms of what people commonly recognize. The result is that the covering now—covering with a mattress—is specifically for whom?
Come on. Their heads, as for men, no. We mentioned to you that the intended meaning of covering the head is with something that is in direct contact, but a contact that can be separated, such as a cap and its like. But as for
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 480- هل يجوز للمُحرِم حمل المتاع على رأسه، أم يُعد ذلك من تغطية الرأس المحرَّمة؟ II ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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