Wash the perfume off your body thrice, and take off the Jubbah, and do in ‘Umrah as you do in Hajj

Explanation

Ya‘lā ibn Umayyah asked ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to inform him when the Prophet would be receiving revelation so that he could see him during that state and know how revelation comes down upon him. At that time, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was at Al-Ji‘irrānah, which is a place between Makkah and Taif, where the people who are in Makkah enter into the state of Ihrām (ritual state of consecration) when they intend to perform ‘Umrah (minor pilgrimage). A man came and told the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that he had entered into the state of Ihrām for ‘Umrah while his body and clothes were heavily scented with perfume, so what should he do? The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent and did not immediately answer the question until revelation came to him. When the revelation came, ‘Umar pointed to Ya‘lā with his hand so that he would come to where the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was and see the status of the Prophet when he was receiving revelation. Ya‘lā came, and the Prophet’s head was covered with a garment. Ya‘lā put his head under the garment and saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while his face was red and his breath was audible. Then the revelation ceased, so the Prophet returned to his normal state. Then he told the questioner to remove the traces of perfume from his body and clothes. He also ordered him to remove the Jubbah because it was sewn (sewn clothes are not permissible for men during Ihrām). The prophet further commanded the man to observe the same restrictions during ‘Umrah that he would observe during Hajj, such as avoiding perfume and other prohibited things, because the prohibited things in Hajj and ‘Umrah are similar.

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