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How can the rituals of Hajj be performed with severe sensitivity to sunlight that necessitates covering the head?

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For a male in the state of , covering his head is one of the prohibitions of ihram, and he is liable for a (expiation) whether it is due to an excuse or not. If he is bothered by the sun's rays, he is permitted to cover his head, and he owes a fidyah, but he does not incur sin as long as he is compelled to do so, based on the Almighty's saying: "But if any of you is ill or has an ailment in his head, he must pay a ransom."

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