The act of a prohibited matter is divided into three categories.
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The questioner : Regarding the act of prohibited matters, we say that the act of a prohibited matter is also divided into three categories:
The first: that he does it intentionally without an excuse or need. In this case, he is subject to what you have heard.
The second: that he does it intentionally out of need for it. In this case, there is no sin on him, but he owes the fidyah (ransom payment), like one who shaves his head due to a nuisance; he owes the fidyah.
The third: that he does it while forgetting, or being ignorant, or being forced. In this case, there is no sin on him and no fidyah. These are all the prohibited matters, and the evidence, praise be to Allah, is clear. Yes.
The questioner : Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to ride on a howdah. Can we derive from this the permissibility of covering the head?
The Shaykh : For the woman, what contradicts this is that she covers her head.
The questioner : For the man, likewise in the car...
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible for the man to cover his head. The jurists are unanimous that it is not permissible for a man to ride in a howdah and tie it down while he is in a state of ihram (the consecrated state of pilgrimage). Yes.
The first: that he does it intentionally without an excuse or need. In this case, he is subject to what you have heard.
The second: that he does it intentionally out of need for it. In this case, there is no sin on him, but he owes the fidyah (ransom payment), like one who shaves his head due to a nuisance; he owes the fidyah.
The third: that he does it while forgetting, or being ignorant, or being forced. In this case, there is no sin on him and no fidyah. These are all the prohibited matters, and the evidence, praise be to Allah, is clear. Yes.
The questioner : Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to ride on a howdah. Can we derive from this the permissibility of covering the head?
The Shaykh : For the woman, what contradicts this is that she covers her head.
The questioner : For the man, likewise in the car...
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible for the man to cover his head. The jurists are unanimous that it is not permissible for a man to ride in a howdah and tie it down while he is in a state of ihram (the consecrated state of pilgrimage). Yes.