What is the ruling regarding wearing garments dyed with *Mu'asfar* (saffron-dyed cloth) during the state of *Ihram* (consecration for Hajj/Umrah)?
Chapter on What the Muhrim Must Avoid and What is Permissible for Him
Al-Mughni
Book of Hajj
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It is permissible to use, smell, and wear garments dyed with *Mu'asfar* (saffron-colored dye), and it is permissible to wear what has been dyed with it, provided it is not perfume itself. This opinion is supported by Jabir, Ibn 'Umar, 'Abdullah ibn Ja'far, and 'Aqil ibn Abi Talib, and it is the madhhab of Al-Shafi'i. The evidence is the narration from Ibn 'Umar, where the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited women in *Ihram* from wearing gloves, veils, and anything touched by *Waras* or saffron-dyed cloth, but permitted them to wear afterwards any preferred colored garments such as *Mu'asfar*, *Khazz*, jewelry, trousers, shirts, or shoes. Furthermore, this was the practice of the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him), as narrated from 'A'ishah and Asma', and we know of no dissent among the Companions regarding this stance.
Supporting text
Some scholars, including Malik, disliked it if the dye transferred onto the body, though they did not mandate *Fidya*. Al-Thawri, Abu Hanifa, and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan prohibited it, drawing an analogy to *Muwarrad* and saffron dye because they are fragrant dyes, which differs from the case of *Mu'asfar* not being considered perfume, unlike *Waras* and saffron which are perfume.