A person in ihram clipping his nail and lancing a wound

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said concerning a person (in ihram) whose nail breaks: if it causes him pain, he should cut it off and rid himself of it.

Ata said: If the nail has a split or a splinter, he may cut it off.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the nail of a person in ihram breaks, he should cut it.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: When the nail of a person in ihram breaks, he should cut it off and throw it away.

Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abi Maryam said: I was in the state of ihram when my nail began to hurt me, so I cut it. Then I asked Sa'id bin Jubayr, and he asked, "Was it hurting you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then cut it, O son of my brother. Allah says: 'Allah intends ease for you and does not intend hardship for you.' [Al-Baqarah: 185]"

Al-Hasan (al-Basri) and Ata said: When the nail of a person in ihram breaks, he may cut it from where it broke, and nothing is due from him; but if he cuts the nail before it breaks (or from where it has not broken), a dam is due from him.

Hammad said: A person in ihram may remove his nail.

Ata said: A person in ihram may lance an abscess, cut a nail, cut away protruding excess flesh, have a molar pulled out, and apply medicine to a sore.

Ibrahim said: A person in ihram may lance a wound, squeeze a sore to drain its pus, cut a nail if it breaks, and set a broken bone.

Amir (al-Sha'bi) said: There is no harm if a person in ihram cuts off a piece of skin.