Wearing form fitting clothes during Ihraam

16-1-2014 | IslamWeb

Question:

I performed Hajj with my mother, but I wore Ihraam and wore a form fitting garment on it because I did not have a Hajj permission, then I took off the garment when I reached Al-‘Azeeziyyah. What should I do?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

Any one who wore form fitting clothes while he is in the state of Ihraam should offer a Fidyah. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity or sacrifice.}[Quran 2:196] This applies whether the person wore form fitting clothes because of an excuse or not, but if there was not an excuse, the person should offer a Fidyah and repent. Thus, you should offer a Fidyah, which is either slaughtering a she-sheep, feeding sixty poor people, half Saa‘ for each one, or fasting three days.

We would like to call your attention that if you could not get a Hajj permit, you would be incapable of performing Hajj as Hajj is obligatory only for the one who is capable of performing it. If the rules that regulate Hajj affairs are intended for achieving the public interest, they should be obeyed and you should not violate them. Thus, you should ask Allaah to Forgive you for the violation that you committed, but your Hajj is valid, Allaah Willing.

Allaah Knows best.