Chapter: The Acts Forbidden in Ihram

They are nine in all: shaving or cutting the hair and trimming the fingernails¹—whoever shaves or clips three hairs must offer a sacrificial animal; covering the head with anything that rests directly upon it, which requires a fidyah; if a male pilgrim puts on a sewn garment, he likewise owes a fidyah; and if he perfumes his body or clothes, applies a scented ointment, or even smells perfume,