The Book of Hajj and Umrah (PDF)

5. The Purpose of Ihram
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Allah has made His Inviolable House sacred, and assigned inviolable
points of entry as sacred, that no one may cross them before
performing certain rituals and certain intention.
It is the Sunnah to have a shower before wearing the Ihram, to
shave the armpits, clip the nails, wear perfume, and wrap himself
from below the chest with white fabric, and drape another piece
over the shoulders. The pilgrim must avoid wearing any sewn
garment, socks or shoes, and to perform thereafter, two Rak'aat
making intention in his mind of what he is about to perform Hajj
or Umrah then to recite in an audible voice:
ﺚﻴﺣ ﻲﻠﺤﻤﻓ ﺲﺑﺎﺣ ﲏﺴﺒﺣ ﻥﺈﻓ ﱄ ﻩﺮﺴﻴﻓ ﺍﺬﻛ ﻚﺴﻧ ﺪﻳﺭﺃ ﱐﺇ ﻢﻬﻠﻟﺍ)
. ( ﲏﺘﺴﺒﺣ
{O Allah! Here I am responding to Your call to perform
(naming what he intends to do Hajj or Umrah) and to
follow that by saying: "If I am held back by an obstacle I
may break my Ihram in the place in which You hold
me."}
Thus, if anything happens to him such as sickness or any reason
that may prevent him from performing his rituals, he may break
his Ihram without having to expiate for it.