Fath al-Rabbani

Benefits: … From the first five hadiths of this chapter, it is understood that during the state of ihram, it is permissible to stipulate a condition for exiting ihram in anticipation of any hindrance or obstacle. This was the position of Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Uthman, Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud, Sayyiduna Jabir, Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas, Sayyiduna Ammar, Sayyidah Aisha, Sayyidah Umm Salamah, and Sayyidah Dubaa'ah bint Zubair, radi Allahu anhum/anhunna. Likewise, many of the Tabi'in and Imam Ahmad also held this view. However, the opinion of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Umar, radi Allahu anhu, and Imam Abu Hanifah and Imam Malik was that stipulating such a condition is not correct, but this opinion is less preferred.

When a person performing Hajj or Umrah is prevented due to illness, storm, flood, enemy, or any other reason in such a way that Hajj or Umrah cannot be completed, then all these situations are called "ihsar" and such a person is called "muhsar." Such a person should shave his head at that very place, offer a sacrifice, and exit the state of ihram, thus becoming lawful (halal) again. However, if a person enters into a conditional ihram according to the hadiths of this chapter and then actually faces an obstacle, then, unlike the muhsar, sacrifice and the like will not be obligatory upon him.