Fatwa ID: 08872
Answered by: Mufti Sheik Abdel Ahaad Imrit
Question:
What is the ruling on wearing a mask multiple times during Ihram?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
The 12-hour duration will only be counted if the covering is worn continuously without interruption. If it is removed due to necessity and then worn again, the 12-hour count will restart from the time it is put back on. If the face covering touches the skin for less than one hour, she should give sadaqah equivalent to the amount of sadaqat al-fitr, according to the more cautious opinion.
A more lenient view suggests giving a handful of wheat instead. Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi (may Allah have mercy on him) stated that this opinion may be followed in situations where the face is covered repeatedly. If the covering touches her face for more than one hour but less than 12 hours, she must give sadaqah as compensation.
If it remains in contact with her face for a full day or night (12 hours or more), then a dam (a sacrificial animal) is required as compensation.
References:
«حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي» (2/ 547):
«أَوْ سَتَرَ رَأْسَهُ) بِمُعْتَادٍ إمَّا بِحَمْلِ إجَّانَةٍ أَوْ عِدْلٍ فَلَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ (يَوْمًا كَامِلًا) أَوْ لَيْلَةً كَامِلَةً، وَفِي الْأَقَلِّ صَدَقَةٌ (وَالزَّائِدُ) عَلَى الْيَوْمِ (كَالْيَوْمِ)
«قَوْلُهُ يَوْمًا كَامِلًا أَوْ لَيْلَةً) الظَّاهِرُ أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ مِقْدَارُ أَحَدِهِمَا فَلَوْ لَبِسَ مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ إلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ مِنْ غَيْرِ انْفِصَالٍ أَوْ بِالْعَكْسِ لَزِمَهُ دَمٌ كَمَا يُشِيرُ إلَيْهِ قَوْلُهُ وَفِي الْأَقَلِّ صَدَقَةٌ شَرْحُ اللُّبَابِ (قَوْلُهُ وَفِي الْأَقَلِّ صَدَقَةٌ) أَيْ نِصْفُ صَاعٍ مِنْ بُرٍّ، وَشَمِلَ الْأَقَلُّ السَّاعَةَ الْوَاحِدَةَ أَيْ الْفَلَكِيَّةَ وَمَا دُونَهَا خِلَافًا لِمَا فِي خِزَانَةِ الْأَكْمَلِ أَنَّهُ فِي سَاعَةٍ نِصْفُ صَاعٍ وَفِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ قَبْضَةٌ مِنْ بُرٍّ. اهـ. بَحْرٌ، وَمُشِيَ فِي اللُّبَابِ عَلَى مَا فِي الْخِزَانَةِ، وَأَقَرَّهُ شَارِحُهُ، وَاعْتَرَضَ بِمُخَالَفَتِهِ لِمَا ذَكَرَهُ الْفُقَهَاءُ»
«بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع» (2/ 187):
«وَكُلُّ صَدَقَةٍ تَجِبُ بِفِعْلِ مَا يَحْظُرُهُ الْإِحْرَامُ فَهِيَ مُقَدَّرَةٌ بِنِصْفِ صَاعٍ إلَّا مَا يَجِبُ بِقَتْلِ الْقَمْلَةِ وَالْجَرَادَةِ»
(أحسن الفتاوى، كتاب الحج: 4/523؛ سعيد)
(أحسن الفتاوى، كتاب الحج: 4/545؛ سعيد)
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Mufti Sheik Abdel Ahaad Imrit
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham