A: In this case you will almost certainly be landing in Jeddah, Meeqat nearest to Jeddah comes 5-10 minutes before landing.
Most convenient - Wear it from home itself. No hassle if Airport does not have facilities big enough to do it properly (for men).
Slightly Convenient - Wear at the Airport before or after the security. Try and use disabled toilet due to larger space, but it may raise some eyebrows in some airports/ cultures. Also space available in toilets at airport may be an issue due to Ihraam touching inpurities there.
Least Convenient - On the plane before Meeqat is reached. There will be rush to do so. Some planes may not have areas big enough so only resort will be to use Toilets, which will be much bigger issue due to their small sizes. Your Ihraam will almost certainly catch impurity if done in Plane toilet. So my suggestion is to avoid this.
Q: How to wear Ihraam and manage it after wearing (for Men)?
A: Keeping Ihraam in place can be a big challenge if you are wearing it for the first time. So my tip is to spend some time in Ihraam doing normal things before the travel. This will give you idea how to manage Ihraam.
Lower Ihraam Piece- Do not buy very heavey Ihraam if it will be difficult to walk around. Buy something which is sufficiently thick to cover body contours when worn. My preferred way of wearing this is depicted below. For me, it never slipped or came off even once during Umraah or Hajj. Always wear as high as possible, ensuring knees are covered fully while doing Salaat.
A good quality belt can be used to keep this well in place. Ensure this belt is not heavy or bulky in itself - all you need is strong, lightweight belt that is easy to tie and untie. Another suggestion is to keep a small bundle of string in case belt fails or is impractical - you can easily tie it around waste to keep Ihraam in place firmly.
Upper Ihraam Piece- Surprising upper piece is trickeir to manage than lower piece. It will keep slipping all the time making you uncomfortable. There is no one forumla to keep it in place, because everyone has different body features. Avoid using small safety pins to keep it together it can get a lot messier and will cause tear to Ihraam and hurt your fingers. Instead use either jumbo/ big safety pins or even better office clips.
Do not hurt others with your Ihraam- It is common tendency to throw end of upper Ihraam over the left shoulder. It is only that it can hit people behind. I was hit multiple times by some unknowing gents during Tawaaf , it almost took my glasses off. Be very gentle if you have to do swing it over, or do when there is no one behind you.
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| Perhaps easiest way to manage Upper Ihraam Piece |
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