Performing Umrah Wearing A Dirty Ihraam
Question
If one intends to perform more than one Umrah, is it wajib that his Ihram is clean? By this I mean can dirt and dust not even be on it.
If I spill cold-drink, or coffee over my Ihram, and it looks dirty, is it still permissible to do Umrah in such a Ihram without it being disliked?
Answer
If a person intends to perform one Umrah after another, it is necessary that his Ihraam be clean from all impurities such as urine, stool, blood, etc. and it is not Waajib for his Ihraam to be clean from dirt, such as dust, sand, etc. It will however be disliked to perform `Umrah with a dirty Ihraam and it is Mustahab (meritorious) to wear a new or a washed Ihraam.
If you did wear a clean Ihraam and you are already in the state of Ihraam and some coffee etc. spills on it, you can continue with your Umrah in such an Ihraam. If you wish to clean the spill, you should just use plain water.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(وَكَذَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِمُرِيدِ الْإِحْرَامِ … (وَلُبْسِ إِزَارٍ مِنْ السُّرَّةِ إِلَى الرُّكْبَةِ (وَرِدَاءِ) عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ … (جَدِيدَيْنِ أَوْ غَسِيلَيْنِ طَاهِرِينَ أَبْيَضَيْنِ كَكَفَنِ الْكِفَايَةِ (قَوْلُهُ جَدِيدَيْنِ) أَشَارَ بِتَقْدِيمِهِ إِلَى أَفْضَلِيَّتِهِ، وَكَوْنُهُ أَبْيَضَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ وَفِي عَدَمٍ غَسْلِ الْعَتِيقِ تَرْكُ الْمُسْتَحَبِّ بَحْرُ
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- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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