Bathing while in the state of Ihraam

4-4-2006 | IslamWeb

Question:

During the Hajj journey when one is in the state of Ihram, is it true one should not take a bath? If it is true please tell me the reason?
Answer:

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There is no harm on a person who is in a state of Ihraam to bathe in order to refresh or clean himself but he should be careful of what could cause the falling of his hair, or using something which contains perfume, like perfumed soap and the like, because applying perfume and cutting hair are amongst the prohibitions of Ihraam. Ibn Qudaamah may Allaah have mercy upon him said: 'There is no harm for a person in a state of Ihraam to gently wash his head and body, as 'Umar and his son may Allaah be pleased with them did so, and 'Ali, Jaabir, Sa'eed Ibn Jubayr may Allaah be pleased with them permitted it, as well as Ash-Shaafi'ee, Abu Thawr and other scholars may Allaah have mercy upon them." Moreover, Al-Bukhari may Allaah have mercy upon him reported that Abu Ayyoob Al-Ansaari may Allaah be pleased with him washed his head while he was in a state of Ihraam and then said: "I saw the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) doing so [when he was in a state of Ihraam]".

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