A man can put on izār and ridāʾ before forming the worship intention and using the legally effective entry formula. Clothes alone do not constitute iḥrām in the Hanafi sense.
Nor must the garments be brand-new or uniquely white: the text expressly accepts new or washed garments.
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Chapter on the Mīqāts: Five Stations and Entering Iḥrām
A man can put on izār and ridāʾ before forming the worship intention and using the legally effective entry formula. Clothes alone do not constitute iḥrām in the Hanafi sense.
Nor must the garments be brand-new or uniquely white: the text expressly accepts new or washed garments.