Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to enter Makkah without entering the state of ihram, and then to exit the state of ihram from the nearest point of the sacred precinct if she becomes pure?

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a woman asking, and she says: My monthly period has come, and I want to perform 'Umrah, and I am in Riyadh.

The Shaykh:
A woman.

The questioner:
A woman whose monthly period has come, and she says that she wants to perform 'Umrah, and she is from the people of Riyadh. She says to us: We have a house in Makkah that belongs to my father. So, do I enter the state of ihram from the miqat? Or, if I arrive in Makkah and my period ends, do I enter the state of ihram from the nearest point of the sacred precinct?

The Shaykh:
No, as long as you intend to perform 'Umrah, when you pass the miqat intending to perform 'Umrah, you do not pass it to Makkah except in the state of ihram. You remain in your state of ihram in your house; you remain in your state of ihram until the blood stops. You take a full ritual bath, then you perform the 'Umrah. It is not permissible to pass the miqat without entering the state of ihram, even if we were to resort to a ruse. It is not a problem for a menstruating woman to enter the state of ihram, but she does not perform the 'Umrah until after purity and taking a full ritual bath. Yes. Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars of Kuwait, may Allah honor it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.