and he said about the pilgrim in ihram whose mount had thrown him and broken his neck, “Do not apply embalming perfume to him,” an expression that is agreed upon; Muslim also records, “and do not touch him with any fragrance.”

The wisdom in banning perfume for the pilgrim is to wean him from luxury, worldly adornment, and its pleasures so that his heart may turn toward the Hereafter.

Accordingly, it is impermissible for a pilgrim to set out with the intention of smelling perfume or to oil himself with perfumed substances.

The sixth prohibition of ihram is killing or hunting land game. Allah says, “O you who believe, do not kill game while you are in a state of ihram” (5:95), meaning while you are consecrated for Hajj or ʿUmrah. He also says, “Hunting land animals has been made unlawful for you so long as you remain in ihram” (5:96); that is, hunting any land game is forbidden for as long as you are consecrated.

Therefore, a pilgrim may not hunt land game, help someone else to hunt it, or slaughter it. He is likewise forbidden to eat anything he himself hunted, was hunted on his behalf, or for which he lent assistance, for such meat is treated as carrion.

Sea game, however, is not prohibited, for Allah says, “The game of the sea and its food have been made lawful for you” (5:96).

Nor is it forbidden for him to slaughter domesticated animals such as chickens or livestock, because they do not fall under the category of game.