The ruling on applying perfume after wearing the ihram garments before making the intention for ihram
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Question:
This questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, I inform you that I applied perfume after I had entered the state of ihram, having left the place where I had entered ihram, Ta'if. Is there anything required of me in that? Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you applied the perfume after wearing the ihram garments but before you made the intention for ihram, there is nothing wrong with it. This is because some people think that once they wear the ihram garments, they are in the state of ihram. No, one does not become in the state of ihram until he intends in his heart to enter into Hajj or 'Umrah. That is what makes one in the state of ihram. As for before that, even if he wears the ihram garments, he may apply perfume, clean himself, and prepare. So when he gets in the car, he makes the intention to enter into the state of ihram. But if you applied the perfume after you had made the intention for ihram, after you had intended to enter into Hajj or 'Umrah, that is not permissible. However, if you were ignorant, nothing is required of you, or if you forgot, nothing is required of you, and praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
This questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, I inform you that I applied perfume after I had entered the state of ihram, having left the place where I had entered ihram, Ta'if. Is there anything required of me in that? Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you applied the perfume after wearing the ihram garments but before you made the intention for ihram, there is nothing wrong with it. This is because some people think that once they wear the ihram garments, they are in the state of ihram. No, one does not become in the state of ihram until he intends in his heart to enter into Hajj or 'Umrah. That is what makes one in the state of ihram. As for before that, even if he wears the ihram garments, he may apply perfume, clean himself, and prepare. So when he gets in the car, he makes the intention to enter into the state of ihram. But if you applied the perfume after you had made the intention for ihram, after you had intended to enter into Hajj or 'Umrah, that is not permissible. However, if you were ignorant, nothing is required of you, or if you forgot, nothing is required of you, and praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 3 — archive.org (34:58)
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