Is it true that Ibn Taymiyyah issued a ruling permitting a menstruating woman to perform tawaf if she is in dire necessity?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it true that the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) issued a ruling permitting a menstruating woman to perform tawaf if she is in dire necessity?

Answer:
He issued this ruling in a specific situation at that time, when travel was arduous and distant, and a pilgrim would not reach Makkah until after months. It might not be possible for her to have someone accompany her, so he ruled that she should perform tawaf due to dire necessity, because it was impossible for her to come; the difficulty of traveling at that time was extreme, and there was also fear of thieves and bandits. But now, praise be to Allah, fast means of transportation have become available, so she can come from the farthest part of the world to Makkah in hours, whereas at that time it would take months on the road, along with the fear and hardship involved. Times differ, my brothers. A fatwa is valid only for its specific time and does not extend to another time. Circumstances must be taken into account. Yes.