If a small or large amount of blood falls on the ihram garments, should one pray in them or not?
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The questioner : This questioner says: If a small or large amount of blood falls on the ihram garments, do we pray in them with the blood on them? And what should the person in ihram do while performing the rites of Hajj, for example...
The Shaykh : And what is it?
The questioner : And what should the person in ihram do while performing the rites of Hajj, for example in sa'y, tawaf, or ramy al-jamarat? Please inform us about this, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If the blood is pure, it does not matter if it falls on the ihram garments or any other clothing. Pure blood from an animal is what remains in the meat and veins after its slaughter, such as the blood of the liver, the blood of the heart, the blood of the thigh, and the like.
As for when the blood is impure, it must be washed, whether it is on the ihram garments or any other clothing. This refers to the flowing blood; if one slaughters a sheep, for example, and some of its blood gets on him, it is obligatory for him to wash what got on him, whether it fell on his clothing, his ihram garments, or his body. However, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said that a small amount of blood is excused due to the difficulty of guarding against it.
As for his question about what the person in ihram should do in tawaf and sa'y, he should do what the scholars mentioned: he should perform tawaf around the House, keeping the House on his left, starting from the Black Stone and ending at the Black Stone, for seven circuits, not fewer. Likewise, he should perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah for seven circuits, not fewer, starting with al-Safa and ending with al-Marwah.
What the pilgrims do is well known in the rites of Hajj, so this questioner should refer to that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge.
The Shaykh : And what is it?
The questioner : And what should the person in ihram do while performing the rites of Hajj, for example in sa'y, tawaf, or ramy al-jamarat? Please inform us about this, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If the blood is pure, it does not matter if it falls on the ihram garments or any other clothing. Pure blood from an animal is what remains in the meat and veins after its slaughter, such as the blood of the liver, the blood of the heart, the blood of the thigh, and the like.
As for when the blood is impure, it must be washed, whether it is on the ihram garments or any other clothing. This refers to the flowing blood; if one slaughters a sheep, for example, and some of its blood gets on him, it is obligatory for him to wash what got on him, whether it fell on his clothing, his ihram garments, or his body. However, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said that a small amount of blood is excused due to the difficulty of guarding against it.
As for his question about what the person in ihram should do in tawaf and sa'y, he should do what the scholars mentioned: he should perform tawaf around the House, keeping the House on his left, starting from the Black Stone and ending at the Black Stone, for seven circuits, not fewer. Likewise, he should perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah for seven circuits, not fewer, starting with al-Safa and ending with al-Marwah.
What the pilgrims do is well known in the rites of Hajj, so this questioner should refer to that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge.