Is there any obligation on a person in ihram if he commits one of the prohibitions of ihram while forgetting?
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The questioner : This is his third question. He asks: If a person does one of the prohibitions of ihram after putting on his ihram garments, such as combing his hair, and he did so while forgetting, is there anything required of him?
The Shaykh : If he does one of the prohibitions of ihram after putting on his ihram garments, but he has not yet made the intention, then he owes nothing, because the criterion is the intention, not the wearing of the garment. However, if he has made the intention and entered into the rites, then if he does one of the prohibitions while forgetting or being ignorant, he owes nothing. But it is obligatory for him, as soon as the excuse is removed—whether he remembers if he was forgetting, or he learns if he was ignorant—it is obligatory for him to abandon that prohibition.
An example of this is if a man forgets and wears a garment while he is in ihram; he owes nothing. But from the moment he remembers, it is obligatory for him to take off that garment. Likewise, if he forgets and leaves his trousers on, then remembers after making the intention and responding to the talbiyah, it is obligatory for him to take off his trousers immediately, and he owes nothing.
Likewise, if he is ignorant, he owes nothing. For example, if he wears a knitted shirt that has no stitching but is woven, and he thinks that a person in ihram is prohibited from wearing what has stitching, he owes nothing. But if it becomes clear to him that the knitted shirt, even though it has no stitching, is among the prohibited clothing, it is obligatory for him to take it off. The general rule in this matter is that if a person does any of the prohibitions of ihram while forgetting, being ignorant, or being coerced, he owes nothing... Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] So Allah the Exalted said: Because of His saying: [Al-Ahzab 33:5] And because of His saying specifically regarding hunting, which is one of the prohibitions of ihram: [Al-Ma'idah 5:95] There is no difference in this between the prohibition being related to clothing, perfume, or the like, or to killing game, shaving the head, or the like. Even though some scholars distinguished between these, the correct view is not to distinguish, because this is a prohibition in which a person is excused by ignorance, forgetfulness, and coercion. Know that the expiation for shaving the head is mentioned by Allah the Exalted in the Qur'an in His saying: [Al-Baqarah 2:196] And fasting is three days, and feeding is feeding six poor people, half a sa' for each poor person, and the sacrifice is a sheep, or one-seventh of a camel, or one-seventh of a cow. Yes.
The Shaykh : If he does one of the prohibitions of ihram after putting on his ihram garments, but he has not yet made the intention, then he owes nothing, because the criterion is the intention, not the wearing of the garment. However, if he has made the intention and entered into the rites, then if he does one of the prohibitions while forgetting or being ignorant, he owes nothing. But it is obligatory for him, as soon as the excuse is removed—whether he remembers if he was forgetting, or he learns if he was ignorant—it is obligatory for him to abandon that prohibition.
An example of this is if a man forgets and wears a garment while he is in ihram; he owes nothing. But from the moment he remembers, it is obligatory for him to take off that garment. Likewise, if he forgets and leaves his trousers on, then remembers after making the intention and responding to the talbiyah, it is obligatory for him to take off his trousers immediately, and he owes nothing.
Likewise, if he is ignorant, he owes nothing. For example, if he wears a knitted shirt that has no stitching but is woven, and he thinks that a person in ihram is prohibited from wearing what has stitching, he owes nothing. But if it becomes clear to him that the knitted shirt, even though it has no stitching, is among the prohibited clothing, it is obligatory for him to take it off. The general rule in this matter is that if a person does any of the prohibitions of ihram while forgetting, being ignorant, or being coerced, he owes nothing... Allah the Exalted said: