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Offences and their Expiations 229
or not because it is Mustaḥab for him not to trim nails etc. in those
days What is preferable for him
Answer: If a Ḥājī is in the need of cutting his nails and hair etc. it is
preferable and Mustaḥab for him to do so. Remember! If so many
days have passed since he last trimmed his nails that 40 days will
pass in case of putting on Iḥrām without cutting nails and hair, it is
necessary to trim nails because it is a sin to leave the nails untrimmed
for more than 40 days.
Question 7: Is it allowed to start performing ‘Umraĥ on 13 th
Żul-Ḥijja-til-Ḥarām
Answer: No. It is Makrūĥ Taḥrīmī (impermissible and a sin) to put
on the Iḥrām of ‘Umraĥ during the days of Tashrīq, i.e. from 9 th to
13 th Żul-Ḥijja-til-Ḥarām. If someone puts on Iḥrām of ‘Umraĥ during
these days, Dam would be due.
How is it to put on Iḥrām after the sunset of 13 th
Żul-Ḥijja-til-Ḥarām
Question 8: Is it not allowed even for locals who have not performed
Hajj that year to perform ‘Umraĥ during those five days i.e. 9 th to
13 th Żul-Ḥijja-til-Ḥarām
Answer: It is Makrūĥ Taḥrīmī even for them to put on the Iḥrām of
‘Umraĥ and perform ‘Umraĥ during those days. This ruling is the
same for Āfāqī, Ḥillī and Mīqātī. What is actually forbidden during
these days is to put on the Iḥrām of ‘Umraĥ. One can perform
‘Umraĥ any day throughout the year but it is Makrūĥ Taḥrīmī to
put on the Iḥrām of ‘Umraĥ during these five days. If a person who
has put on Iḥrām before 9 th Żul-Ḥijja-til-Ḥarām performs ‘Umraĥ
with the same Iḥrām during these five days, there is no harm in it.