Matters from Which One Must Not Do in the State of al-’Ihram, Such as Quarrelling

“This is about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘The months of al-Hajj are well known. Those who make al-Hajj obligatory upon themselves in these months, must take notice that there is no sexual…

“About the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘Complete al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah for the sake of Allah,’ (2:195) he (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘The completion means, no sexual relation, lying and swearing in…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you assume the state of Ihram you must maintain piety before Allah. You must speak of Allah very often, talk very little unless it is for good reasons, of the completion of al-Hajj…

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ’If one swears three times, one immediately after the other and they are true, he has committed Jidal (swearing) and he owes one animal…

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram wants to do something and says to his friend, ’By Allah, you must not do it.’ He says, ’By Allah, I certainly want to do it.’ He opposes him…

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘The expiation for abusing and swearing is a cow and because of sexual relation al-Hajj becomes invalid.’”