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of Makkaĥ and Madīnaĥ to wash clothes and pots. What is the Shar’ī
ruling on using such things
Answer: If those in the state of Iḥrām use these things, no expiation
will be due. (However, it is Makrūĥ to use them with the intention
of using fragrance.) 1
Muḥrim and rose-garlands
Question 19: Can a pilgrim wear a rose-made garland at the airport
after he has made the intention of Iḥrām
Answer: He cannot wear a rose-made garland after making the
intention of Iḥrām because rose is a pure fragrance-smelling flower
and can cause the body or clothes to have its fragrance. If a larger
portion of the cloth is having rose-fragrance and Muḥrim had that
cloth on for 12 hours, Dam will be due; otherwise Ṣadaqaĥ. If a
little fragrance has come into contact with as much portion of the
cloth as a hand-span or less than it, and the Muḥrim had it on for
12 hours, Ṣadaqaĥ is due. If he had it on for less than 12 hours, it is
Wājib to give a handful of wheat to a Shar’ī Faqīr.
If the fragrance is in small quantity but has come into contact with
more than a hand-span portion of the cloth, the ruling of fragrance
coming into contact with a larger portion will apply in this case, i.e.
if Muḥrim has worn this cloth for 12 hours, Dam is due, and if he
had it on for less than 12 hours, Ṣadaqaĥ is due. If clothes have had
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For the guidance of Ummaĥ, Dawat-e-Islami’s Majlis Taḥqīqāt Shar’iyyaĥ has issued
this Fatwā with mutual agreement, and has obtained endorsement from three erudite
scholars of Aĥl-us-Sunnaĥ: (1) Muftī A’ẓam Pakistan ‘Allāmaĥ ‘Abdul Qayyūm Ĥazarvī
(2) Sharaf-e-Millat ‘Allāmaĥ Muhammad ‘Abdul Ḥakīm Sharaf Qādirī (3) Fayz-e-Millat
‘Allāmaĥ Fayz Aḥmad Owaysī (
). Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ has issued a booklet
entitled, ‘Iḥrām and Fragrant Soap’. Those seeking further details should study this
booklet or download it from Dawat-e-Islami’s website: www.dawateislami.net