Is it permissible for a person in ihram to cover his head while sleeping?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a person in ihram to cover his head while sleeping?
The Shaykh : If the person in ihram is a woman, it is well known that she is permitted to cover her head. However, if he is a man, it is not permissible for him to cover his head, neither while sleeping nor while awake. But if he covers it while sleeping and then wakes up, he must remove it, meaning he must uncover his head, and he owes nothing for it, because the pen is lifted from the sleeper.
The questioner : What if the weather is cold?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : What if the weather is cold?
The Shaykh : Even if the weather is cold, it is not permissible for him to cover his head. However, if he fears harm, he is like one who has an ailment in his head; he covers it and pays an expiation, either by fasting for three days, or by feeding six poor people, giving each poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or by slaughtering a sheep.
The Shaykh : If the person in ihram is a woman, it is well known that she is permitted to cover her head. However, if he is a man, it is not permissible for him to cover his head, neither while sleeping nor while awake. But if he covers it while sleeping and then wakes up, he must remove it, meaning he must uncover his head, and he owes nothing for it, because the pen is lifted from the sleeper.
The questioner : What if the weather is cold?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : What if the weather is cold?
The Shaykh : Even if the weather is cold, it is not permissible for him to cover his head. However, if he fears harm, he is like one who has an ailment in his head; he covers it and pays an expiation, either by fasting for three days, or by feeding six poor people, giving each poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or by slaughtering a sheep.