Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

After assuming the state of Ihrâm [The sacred state of practicing great
self-denial into which a Muslim must enter before performing Hajj or
‘Umrah, during which certain actions are forbidden (like having
conjugal relations, shaving, cutting one’s nails, and several other
actions) nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly. In this sacred state the
dress of Muslim pilgrims consists of two lengths of white cotton, one
wrapped around the loins, the other thrown over the left shoulder.
Ihrâm clothes for women should fully cover the body except the face,
hands and feet] for performing Hajj, the pilgrim says, ‘Labbaik
Allahuma (Here I am at your service, O Allah),’ meaning, ‘Here I
am at the service of He Who imposed on me this ritual.’ It conveys
how far the soul welcomes the assigned duty and the serenity it
now enjoys; a confession of cherishing and clinging to every duty
enjoined by Allah.
Usually, duty weighs heavy on the soul because it confines the
action of man by ordering him to do a certain act or forbid him
from it, whether he accepts or dislikes the duty. Submission to the
Command of Allah is a proof of the strength of faith, for the
believer receives the duties enjoined by Allah with love, whether it
is an order to do or a prohibition not to do.
The pilgrim leaves everything he is acquainted with: leaves his
home, his country, his family, his children, his property, even the
clothes he loves and many other things that Allah has made lawful
for him. During his journey he divests himself of many things and
show respect to the whole universe: inanimate beings, plants,
animals and the rest of creatures.
He honors plants, never lays his hand on a tree to cut its branches.
Birds he should not hunt any. The same with his fellow creatures,
never to jeopardize his pilgrimage by disputing, as the noble
Qur’anic verse instructs us:
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