Rafiq-ul-Haramayn - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

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7. Islamic sisters can wear such caps that have veils attached to
the brims, making sure that the veil does not touch the face.
However, there is the risk of the veil coming into contact with
the face when heavy wind is blowing. Moreover, there is also the
chance that they might wipe sweat from the face with the same
veil. Therefore, they must take great care.
9 Useful cautions in Iḥrām
1. When buying Iḥrām, unfold and check it whether it fits you.
If you bought the Iḥrām without checking, and it turned out
to be unfit at the time of your departure, you might face a
troublesome ordeal.
2. Practise how to put on Iḥrām at home before your departure.
3. The upper shawl should be of towelling, whereas the Taĥband
should be of thick cotton cloth. The Ḥājī would find it comfortable
during Ṣalāĥ, reducing the chance of the shawl flying in Minā
etc. when the wind is blowing.
4. Practise walking at home after you have put on Iḥrām and belt
etc. One who has put on Iḥrām for the first time might face
difficulty because the Iḥrām may be fastened very tightly or may
get unfastened.
5. The cotton shawl of Iḥrām should be thick and of good quality.
Thin cloth might stick to the body because of sweat, making the
colour of thighs etc. visible. Some types of cloth are so thin that
the colour of thighs etc. is visible even when the body is not
sweating. It is stated on page 194 of the 496 pages-containing
book ‘Laws of Ṣalāĥ’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the
publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: ‘If someone wears
such thin clothing that exposes such a part of the body which is