Is it permissible for a male pilgrim in intense heat to wear trousers if he suffers from inflammation between his thighs?
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The questioner : May Allah guide you. With the intense heat and the amount of walking, some men suffer from burns on their thighs. Is it permissible for a man who suffers from this to wear trousers or something similar to them to separate his flesh and protect himself? Because we see some people whose blood may flow from that burn, and he has been harmed by it. So what is your advice and guidance?
The Shaykh : We say: It is permissible for a person in this situation to wrap a cloth around his thigh and tie it from above, and he will be safe from this burn. If he is unable to do so, he may wear trousers, but he must feed six poor people, giving each poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or fast for three days, or slaughter a sheep and distribute it to the poor. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:196] In this situation, he commits no sin, because he did so due to an excuse. Yes.
The Shaykh : We say: It is permissible for a person in this situation to wrap a cloth around his thigh and tie it from above, and he will be safe from this burn. If he is unable to do so, he may wear trousers, but he must feed six poor people, giving each poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or fast for three days, or slaughter a sheep and distribute it to the poor. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: