Can I Wear Lungi in Ihraam?

Answered by: Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Question:

Can I wear lungi in ihraam

In the name of All, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

It should be clarified from the offset that many things which are permitted outside of Ihrām are not permitted inside of the state of Ihrām. [Radd ul-Muhtār: vol. 3, pg. 485] [1]

Wearing a longi is one of those things. The Ihrām has been described as two pieces of cloth for men. The first which is an Izār (lower garment) and the second is a Ridā (upper garment/shawl). The Ihrām should ideally be free of stitches. [Radd ul-Muhtār: vol. 3, pg. 487] [2]

Only Allāh Ta’ālā knows best.

Written by Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1]فصل في الإحرام: مناسبة ذكره بعد ذكر المواقيت التي لا يجوز للإنسان أن يجاوزها إلا محرما واضحة

[2]ولبس إزار من السرة إلى الركبة ورداء