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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on one who falls ill while in the state of ihram and wears his clothes?

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Question:
His last question, a question from Salih, asks: What is the ruling on one who falls ill after intending to perform 'Umrah and Hajj as a mutamatti'? He fell ill after arriving in Makkah and wore his clothes because of his illness?

Answer:
The ruling is that he remains in his state of ihram, as long as he entered ihram for 'Umrah and Hajj, or for 'Umrah, intending to combine them with Hajj, and then fell ill after entering Makkah. The ruling is that he remains in his state of ihram, and it is obligatory for him, if Allah heals him, to perform tawaf and sa'y. He must remove the sewn garments and remain in the izar and rida, unless the doctor says that he needs to keep warm, cover his head, and wear clothing, meaning sewn garments. In that case, there is no harm, and he owes an expiation, which is feeding six poor people, or slaughtering a sheep, or fasting for three days, as mentioned previously, for the wearing of sewn clothes. Likewise, for covering the head if he covers it out of necessity, due to illness.
This is all if he did not make a condition. But if he made a condition, saying: "If I am prevented by a preventer, then my place of release is where I am prevented," then he may exit the state of ihram, and he owes nothing. If he is struck by an illness that prevents him from performing the rites, he may exit the state of ihram, and he owes nothing, because he made a condition.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Dhabibah bint al-Zubayr, the daughter of his maternal uncle al-Zubayr ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, when he visited her and she was complaining of illness, and she said: "O Messenger of Allah, I intend to perform Hajj." He said:
Enter Into the state of Ihram on condition that you would abandon it when Allah would detain you.حجي واشترطي: أن محلي حيث حبستني
Sahih Muslim 1207b
The scholars said: Its meaning is that if a woman, or a man, makes a condition in his state of ihram that his place of release is where he is prevented, or says: "If I am prevented by a preventer, then my place of release is where I am prevented," or says: "If I am prevented by a preventer, then I am in a state of release," or "then I am free from the restrictions," or similar phrases, then if a preventer prevents him from performing Hajj, whether it is illness, loss of provisions, or something similar that prevents him from Hajj, he may exit the state of ihram. Yes.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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