Book of Pilgrimage and Its Virtues
Chapter on What is Permissible and Impermissible to Wear in the State of Ihram
وَ سَأَلَهُ حَمَّادٌ اَلنَّوَّاءُ أَوْ سُئِلَ وَ هُوَ حَاضِرٌ: عَنِ اَلْمُحْرِمِ يُحْرِمُ فِي بُرْدٍ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ وَ هَلْ كَانَ اَلنَّاسُ يُحْرِمُونَ إِلاَّ فِي اَلْبُرُودِ.
Hammad al-Nawwa’ asked, or was present when someone asked, about a Muhrim entering Ihram while wearing a striped cloak (burd). Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm in it. Were people not entering Ihram except in striped cloaks?"
وَ رَوَى خَالِدُ بْنُ أَبِي اَلْعَلاَءِ اَلْخَفَّافُ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْدٌ أَخْضَرُ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ.
Khalid ibn Abi al-'Ala' al-Khaffaf narrated: "I saw Abu Ja'far (a.s) wearing a green striped cloak (burd akhdar) while he was in the state of Ihram."
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْدٌ مُخَفَّفٌ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ.
It was narrated from Amr ibn Shimmar, from his father, who said: "I saw Abu Ja'far (a.s) wearing a lightweight striped cloak (burd mukhaffaf) while he was in the state of Ihram."
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُحْرِمُ فِي اَلثَّوْبِ اَلْوَسِخِ فَقَالَ «لاَ وَ لاَ أَقُولُ إِنَّهُ حَرَامٌ وَ لَكِنْ أَحَبُّ ذَلِكَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ يُطَهِّرَهُ وَ طُهْرُهُ غَسْلُهُ وَ لاَ يَغْسِلُ اَلرَّجُلُ ثَوْبَهُ اَلَّذِي يُحْرِمُ فِيهِ حَتَّى يَحِلَّ وَ إِنْ تَوَسَّخَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُ جَنَابَةٌ أَوْ شَيْءٌ فَيَغْسِلَهُ ».
Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from one of the Imams (a.s) that he was asked about a man entering Ihram in a dirty garment. Imam (a.s) said: "No, and I do not say it is forbidden, but what I prefer is that he purifies it. Its purification is through washing. A man should not wash the garment in which he enters Ihram until he exits Ihram, even if it becomes dirty, unless it is affected by a state of ritual impurity (janabah) or something similar, in which case he may wash it."
وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ اَلرَّجُلُ فِي ثَوْبٍ مَصْبُوغٍ مُمَشَّقٍ ».
Ibn Muskan narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "There is no harm if a man enters Ihram wearing a dyed or striped garment."
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُول: «كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَعَهُ بَعْضُ صِبْيَانِهِ فَمَرَّ عَلَيْهِ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَانِ اَلثَّوْبَانِ اَلْمَصْبُوغَانِ وَ أَنْتَ مُحْرِمٌ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «مَا نُرِيدُ أَحَداً يُعَلِّمُنَا بِالسُّنَّةِ إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ اَلثَّوْبَيْنِ صُبِغَا بِطِينٍ».
It was narrated from Abu Basir, who said: I heard Abu Ja'far (a.s) say: "Imam Ali (a.s) was with some of his children when Umar passed by and said, 'What are these two dyed garments you are wearing while in the state of Ihram?' Imam Ali (a.s) replied: 'We do not need anyone to teach us about the Sunnah. These two garments were dyed with clay.'"
وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ اَلْمُخْتَارِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَ يُحْرِمُ اَلرَّجُلُ فِي اَلثَّوْبِ اَلْأَسْوَدِ قَالَ «لاَ يُحْرِمُ فِي اَلثَّوْبِ اَلْأَسْوَدِ وَ لاَ يُكَفَّنُ فِيهِ اَلْمَيِّتُ ».
It was narrated from Al-Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): "Can a man enter Ihram wearing a black garment?" Imam (a.s) said: "He should not enter Ihram in a black garment, nor should a deceased person be shrouded in it."
وَ رَوَى حَنَانُ بْنُ سَدِيرٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ أَ يُحْرَمُ فِي ثَوْبٍ فِيهِ حَرِيرٌ قَالَ فَدَعَا بِإِزَارٍ لَهُ فُرْقُبِيٍّ فَقَالَ «أَنَا أُحْرِمُ فِي هَذَا وَ فِيهِ حَرِيرٌ».
Hanan ibn Sudayr narrated: I was sitting with Abu Abdullah (a.s) when a man asked him, "Can one enter Ihram wearing a garment that contains silk?" Imam (a.s) called for a striped lower garment (izar furqubi) and said: "I enter Ihram in this, and it contains silk."
وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ اَلرَّجُلِ يُحْرِمُ فِي ثَوْبٍ لَهُ عَلَمٌ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ».
It was narrated from Al-Halabi, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a man entering Ihram wearing a garment with an embroidered border. Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm in it."
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ اَلرَّجُلُ فِي اَلثَّوْبِ اَلْمُعْلَمِ وَ تَرْكُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ إِذَا قَدَرَ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ.
In a narration from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), he said: "There is no harm if a man enters Ihram wearing an embroidered garment, but avoiding it is more beloved to me if he has the means to wear something else."