Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam, and it is an act of worship for those who can find a way to it. A Muhrim is forbidden from things that have been lawful for him before Ihrām, like applying kohl to his eyes. Hajj involves hardship that entails facilitation. An aspect of facilitation is to allow him to use permissible things for medical treatment. In this Hadīth, the Tābi‘i Nubayh ibn Wahb informs that they went out in a state of Ihrām for Hajj with Abān ibn ‘Uthmān (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a leader of pilgrims. As they reached an area called Malal, which is located to the direct west of the basin of Wādi al-‘Aqīq, west of Madīnah; it is nearly 50km away from it, the eyes of ‘Umar ibn ‘Ubaydullāh started becoming sore. Then, when they reached the area of Ar-Rawhā’, the pain grew intense in a way that required treatment. Ar-Rawhā’: A place between the Two Sacred Mosques, located 80km away from Madīnah. So, he sent someone to Abān ibn ‘Uthmān to ask him about the ruling on medical treatment for the eyes of a Muhrim. Abān ibn ‘Uthmān sent the response to him saying that his father ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that if the eyes of a Muhrim become sore, he should bind them and put drops of aloes into the eyes. Aloes: A dry extract of a bitter tree. The intended meaning is that he should mix aloes with water and place drops from it into his eyes, or apply it to his eyes like kohl, or put it on his eyes. Aloe is not perfume, so it is not forbidden for a Muhrim. The Hadīth indicates that a Muhrim can bind the eyes and other areas with aloes..