Rulings of Ihram
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So let us now begin by mentioning the manner in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, which is tamattu', that one performs 'Umrah first and then Hajj second. When he reaches the miqat, he takes a bath and removes the known clothes to wear the specific clothes of ihram, which are the izar and the rida'. He applies perfume after the bath with the best perfume he finds on his head and beard, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. It does not harm him if the perfume remains after entering ihram, because this perfume preceded the ihram.And 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: (I used to look at the sheen of musk in the partings of the hair of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in a state of ihram), then he recites the talbiyah. If the time for the obligatory prayer is near, let him make the talbiyah after the obligatory prayer.And if it is not near, some scholars said: It is recommended to pray two rak'ahs for the sake of ihram;So in the hadith: (Pray in this blessed valley,and say: an 'Umrah and a Hajj, or an 'Umrah within a Hajj), and the point of interest is his saying: (Pray in this blessed valley).
And some of the scholars of knowledge said: There is no specific prayer for ihram; rather, a person enters ihram simply when he finishes the bath, applying perfume, and wearing the clothes of ihram, without a prayer, unless it is the time of a prescribed prayer.For example: That he is in the late morning, so he prays the late morning prayer and enters ihram after it, or he intends to pray the two rak'ahs of the sunnah of wudu', so he enters ihram after them. This is the correct position if it is his habit to do so—Meaning: If it is his habit to pray the late morning prayer, if it is his habit to pray when he performs wudu'—but if he prays and it is not his habit to do so, it is known that he intended the prayer for the ihram. One who prays is not criticized, and one who does not pray is not criticized.
And some of the scholars of knowledge said: There is no specific prayer for ihram; rather, a person enters ihram simply when he finishes the bath, applying perfume, and wearing the clothes of ihram, without a prayer, unless it is the time of a prescribed prayer.For example: That he is in the late morning, so he prays the late morning prayer and enters ihram after it, or he intends to pray the two rak'ahs of the sunnah of wudu', so he enters ihram after them. This is the correct position if it is his habit to do so—Meaning: If it is his habit to pray the late morning prayer, if it is his habit to pray when he performs wudu'—but if he prays and it is not his habit to do so, it is known that he intended the prayer for the ihram. One who prays is not criticized, and one who does not pray is not criticized.