her face; the Prophet ﷺ would see it and would not forbid us.”
The tenth ruling: A person in pilgrimage consecration is prohibited from covering his head. There are three categories in this regard (1): what is prohibited by consensus, what is permissible by consensus, and what is disputed.
The first comprises anything resting directly against the head (2) and intended to cover it, such as a turban, a cap (3), a skullcap (4), a helmet (5), and similar items.
The second includes tents, houses, trees, and the like. It is authentically established that a tent was pitched for the Prophet ﷺ at Namirah while he was in pilgrimage consecration. Mālik, however, prohibited a person in pilgrimage consecration from placing his garment over a tree and taking shade (6) beneath it. Most scholars disagreed with him. His followers also prohibited a person in pilgrimage consecration from walking in the shade of a camel litter.
The third includes the mahmil (camel litter), the mahārah (women’s litter) (7), and the howdah. There are three opinions concerning these. The first is permissibility, which is the position of al-Shāfiʿī and Abū Hanīfah. The second is prohibition: anyone who does so must offer expiation. This is Mālik’s position. The third is prohibition without any expiation being due if one does so. All three opinions are reported from Ahmad.