Section (1)
(2) It is recommended to assume iḥrām immediately after a prayer—whether an obligatory prayer, or, when the time permits voluntary worship, a supererogatory one—according to one of the two legal opinions (3). According to the other opinion, if one has just performed an obligatory prayer he should enter iḥrām right afterwards; otherwise, there is no specific prayer legislated for iḥrām, and this view is the stronger of the two (4).
It is also recommended to bathe for iḥrām, even if the person is experiencing postpartum bleeding or menstruation.
Should one need to groom himself—such as trimming the nails, plucking the under-arm hair, shaving the pubic hair, and the like—he may do so (5). This is not a rite peculiar to iḥrām; similarly (6), it is not explicitly mentioned (7) in the reports transmitted from the Companions. Rather, it is prescribed whenever there is a need, and the same ruling applies to anyone preparing for the Friday or Eid prayer in this manner (8).