The ruling on covering the head of a person in ihram due to severe cold
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The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. The second question, Shaykh: Ten years ago we came for 'Umrah and we were in ihram, but we stopped before entering the Haram. The weather was cold and raining, so unfortunately we wore sewn clothing on our heads, meaning we placed a garment on our heads while in ihram, and then we performed the 'Umrah.
The Shaykh:
Because of the rain. Because of the severe cold; the rain was light, but the weather was cold. Yes, you have a dispensation to cover your heads with a warm covering, but you owe a fidyah (ransom payment). You have a choice between slaughtering a sheep in Makkah, or feeding six poor people in Makkah, half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for each poor person, or fasting for three days. Yes.
The questioner:
The fidyah must be in Makkah.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not possible for the fidyah—meaning the slaughtering or the feeding—to be anywhere else; that must be in Makkah. As for fasting, it is valid anywhere; it suffices in any place.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah keep you safe. The second question, Shaykh: Ten years ago we came for 'Umrah and we were in ihram, but we stopped before entering the Haram. The weather was cold and raining, so unfortunately we wore sewn clothing on our heads, meaning we placed a garment on our heads while in ihram, and then we performed the 'Umrah.
The Shaykh:
Because of the rain. Because of the severe cold; the rain was light, but the weather was cold. Yes, you have a dispensation to cover your heads with a warm covering, but you owe a fidyah (ransom payment). You have a choice between slaughtering a sheep in Makkah, or feeding six poor people in Makkah, half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for each poor person, or fasting for three days. Yes.
The questioner:
The fidyah must be in Makkah.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not possible for the fidyah—meaning the slaughtering or the feeding—to be anywhere else; that must be in Makkah. As for fasting, it is valid anywhere; it suffices in any place.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم تغطية المحرم رأسه لشدة البرد - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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