Ihram احرام

The state in which one is prohibited from doing certain things which are lawful at other times Umra and Hajj are performed in such a stateWhen one assumes such a state one must state mentally and orally that he or she is assuming such a state for the purpose of Umra or Hajj Then one must recite the Talbiya See TalbiyaDressMen It consists of two pieces of unstitched clothi Rida worn around the upper part of the bodyii Izar worn below the waistWomen Any full length dress which covers the entire body except for the hands and face and is inconspicuous i e it does not attract attention in any way whatsoever tight colourful etcBehaviour Both men and women are not permitted to trim their hair or nails wear perfume harm or kill any living thing including insects or damage any plant or tree They should avoid argument and loss of temper Sexual intercourse between spouses is also not permitted