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talbiya means accepting the invitation of Allah Almighty who has invited qualified people to perform hajj. Therefore, it is worthy that one should pronounce the words of talbiya with full humility.

According to the most correct view, the sentences of talbiya are as follows:

If one says only this, his ihram is correct, however on the basis of mustahabb caution, one should say these mentioned talbiyas following the above talbiya:

 

{{quote|{{arabic|اِنَّ الحَمدَ و النِّعمَةَ لَکَ وَ المُلکَ لَا شَرِيکَ لَکَ لَبَّيکَ}}

 

Inna l-hamd-a wa l-ni'mat-a lak-a wa l-mulk, lā sharīk-a lak-a labbayk

 

Truly all praise, all favors and the kingdom belong to You. You have no partner, here I am.}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The two cloths should be of the material allowed to wear during prayer. Therefore, wearing ihram of pure silk or parts of those animals whose meat is prohibited to eat, or parts of an animal which is not ritually slaughtered or an impure cloth is not sufficient for wearing ihram. It is a condition for the loincloth that it should not be thin and transparent, whereas it is not a condition for the shawl to not be thin and transparent provided that it fits the definition of rida' (shawl).

 

 

 

 

 

It is recommended that body is pure before wearing ihram, the extra hair of body is removed and nails are cut off. Brushing teeth is also recommended before wearing ihram. It is also mustahabb to take ghusl before entering in the state of ihram at miqat. It is said that on cautionary basis this ghusl should not be neglected. Furthermore, it is recommended that one wears ihram after an obligatory noon-prayer or after any obligatory prayer or after offering a two-rak'ah prayer. It is mentioned in some hadiths that one offers six rak'ahs of recommended prayers as such prayers have great significance/reward.

For a person who wants to perform hajj, it is recommended that he does not cut his hair in the month of Dhu l-Qa'da.

 

Ihram with black, dirty, and striped dresses is makruh. It is better to wear white colour in state of ihram.

 

It is obligatory to refrain from certain deeds from the moment ihram is worn until the end of ihram which are called prohibited acts of ihram.

 

There are twenty two things forbidden in ihram, out of which some are forbidden only for men/women.

# Wearing sewn clothes by men;

# Wearing footwear that covers upper part of the foot for men;

# Covering the head for men and covering the face for women;

# Spreading shadow over the head during the day while moving and traveling for men;  

# Using perfumes and things of good smell;

# Looking into a mirror;

# Wearing a ring;  

# Using henna;

# Applying oil to the body;

# Removing body hair from oneself or from others;

# Applying kohl;

# Clipping the nails;

# Making a part of body bleed;

# Fusuq (telling a lie, using bad names and boasting);

# Jidal means saying: la wa-Allah (No by God!) and bala wa-Allah (Yes by God!);

# To kill those creatures that live on the body;  

# Uprooting trees or plants in Haram;

# Carrying weapons;

# Hunting wild animals of the desert;

# Sexual intercourse and getting any sort of physical pleasure from one's spouse such as watching (lustfully), kissing and touching;  

# Marriage; and

# Masturbation.

 

Some of these acts are forbidden even in normal state and their prohibition will be stricter in state of ihram.  

 

===Wearing Sewn Clothes (for Men)===

Wearing sewn dress such as stitched clothes, shirt, gown, trousers, coat, long coat, underwear, and clothes similar to it as well as dresses with buttons that appear like shirt when the buttons are fastened are forbidden for men in state of ihram. It makes no difference whether dresses are woven or sewn.  

 

There is no objection in carrying sewn objects that are not classified as clothing such as belts, purses, or wallets for keeping money. Similarly, using a hand-watch band is also permitted. Sitting and sleeping on sewn sheet or clothes/dresses that are prohibited to wear are not objectionable. Covering shoulders with a duvet cover or a blanket and the likes that have sewn edges is not objectionable either. There is no objection if edges of clothes of ihram are sewn.  

 

If a person wears sewn clothes intentionally, he must slaughter a sheep as [[kaffara]]. In the same way, if a person wears more than one piece of cloth such as pants, coat, shirt or underwear, he must slaughter a sheep for every dress as kaffara. If a person in state of ihram becomes compelled to wear sewn clothing due to cold, sickness, or any other valid reason, he is allowed to do so but based on caution they should slaughter a sheep as kaffara.

 

Women are allowed to wear all kinds of sewn clothes without any kaffara; however, wearing gloves are not allowed for them.  

 

===Wearing Footwear that Covers all the Upper Part of the Foot (for Men) ===

Issue 191: Spreading shadow over the head in state of ihram while moving (e.g. going from miqat to Mecca, from Mecca to 'Arafat, etc.) is not allowed. This rule does not apply to situations where pilgrims stop at a place on their way or upon entering a house or a restaurant. Accordingly, traveling with a roofed bus is impermissible. However, after reaching the holy city of Mecca, shading the head while walking in the residence, restaurants and the likes, is not objectionable.  

Issue 213: Looking in a mirror does not result in kaffarah but on the basis of obligatory caution one should say talbiya after looking in it.