Question 1811: Can a person in a state of Ihram wear a belt with a pocket to hold a passport, money, etc. around their waist?

123 11 May 2024
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✅ Answer: Consider the following narrations:

1 عَنْ یَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَیْبٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ یَصُرُّ الدَّرَاهِمَ فِی ثَوْبِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ یَلْبَسُ الْمِنْطَقَةَ وَ الْهِمْیَانَ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 4, p. 344

Ya'qub bin Shu'aib said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about a Muhrim who ties a pouch containing dirhams (money) in his clothes. The Imam said: Yes! And he can also wear a belt and a money pouch.

2 عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ یَشُدُّ عَلَی بَطْنِهِ الْعِمَامَةَ قَالَ لَا ثُمَّ قَالَ کَانَ أَبِی یَقُولُ یَشُدُّ عَلَی بَطْنِهِ الْمِنْطَقَةَ الَّتِی فِیهَا نَفَقَتُهُ یَسْتَوْثِقُ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ تَمَامِ حَجِّهِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 4, p. 343

Abu Basir said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about a Muhrim tying a turban around his stomach. The Imam said: No! Then he added: My father used to say: He should tie a belt containing his money around his stomach to keep it safe, because it is part of completing his Hajj.

3 عَنْ یُونُسَ بْنِ یَعْقُوبَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُحْرِمُ یَشُدُّ الْهِمْیَانَ فِی وَسَطِهِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَ مَا خَیْرُهُ بَعْدَ نَفَقَتِهِ.

📚 Al-Faqih, Vol. 2, p. 346

Yunus bin Ya'qub said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Can a Muhrim tie a money pouch around himself? He said: Yes! What will he do without his money?!

4 عَنْ عِمْرَانَ الْحَلَبِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: الْمُحْرِمُ یَشُدُّ عَلَی بَطْنِهِ الْعِمَامَةَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ یُعَصِّبُهَا عَلَی مَوْضِعِ الْإِزَارِ وَ لَا یَرْفَعُهَا إِلَی صَدْرِهِ.

📚 Al-Faqih, Vol. 2, p. 346

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: A Muhrim ties a turban around his stomach and, if he wants, he can wrap it around the place of the Izar (loincloth) but he should not bring it up towards his chest.

5 عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ مَعِی أَهْلِی وَ أَنَا أُرِیدُ أَنْ أَشُدَّ نَفَقَتِی فِی حَقْوَیَّ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَإِنَّ أَبِی کَانَ یَقُولُ مِنْ قُوَّةِ الْمُسَافِرِ حِفْظُ نَفَقَتِهِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 4, p. 343

Safwan Jamal said: I told Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): My wife is with me, and I intend to tie my money in the place of my Izar. The Imam said: Yes! My father used to say: Part of the strength and power of a traveler is keeping his money safe!

✅ Considering the above narrations and others, a Muhrim man can wear a belt and a money pouch to hold his money and belongings around his waist, or wrap a turban around the place of the Izar.

However, based on the following narration from the book Al-Ihtijaj, it is advisable for a Muhrim to secure his Izar using the Izar itself without tying it in a usual manner and to use the belt solely for holding belongings, even though it may help in securing the Izar:

6 فِی کِتَابٍ آخَرَ لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحِمْیَرِیِّ إِلَی صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ علیه السلام مِنْ جَوَابَاتِ مَسَائِلِهِ الَّتِی سَأَلَهُ عَنْهَا فِی سَنَةِ سَبْعٍ وَ ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ: سَأَلَ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ..... هَلْ یَجُوزُ أَنْ یَشُدَّ عَلَیْهِ مَکَانَ الْعَقْدِ تِکَّةً.

فَأَجَابَ علیه السلام لَا یَجُوزُ شَدُّ الْمِئْزَرِ بِشَیْءٍ سِوَاهُ مِنْ تِکَّةٍ وَ لَا غَیْرِهَا.

📚 Al-Ihtijaj, p. 485

In another letter to Hamiri, Imam Al-Mahdi (peace be upon him) answered questions he asked in the year 307 AH. One of the questions was about a Muhrim: Is it permissible to tie something around the Izar instead of knotting it, which is prohibited? The Imam (peace be upon him) replied: It is not permissible to secure the Izar with anything other than itself, whether it be a band or anything else!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر

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