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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the farewell tawaf for a woman who is menstruating or in post-natal bleeding

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The questioner : The woman is like the man, except if she is menstruating or in post-natal bleeding; she leaves and there is no farewell tawaf upon her, nor any fidyah (ransom payment), based on the report. However, it is recommended (mustahabb) for her to stand at the door of the mosque and supplicate with the supplication of the one taking leave. And if she departs...

The Shaykh : And this is not correct, meaning her standing at the door of the mosque. Because that was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
And when it was said to him that Safiyyah had completed her tawaf, he said, "Let her depart then,"ولما قيل له إن صفية قد أفاضت، قال فلتنفر إذا،
and he did not say, "Let her go to the door of the mosque and supplicate with the supplication of the one taking leave." So the correct view is that the menstruating woman and the woman in post-natal bleeding have no farewell tawaf upon her, and she leaves without going to the mosque, meaning without going to the Sacred Mosque to supplicate. Yes.

The questioner : However, it is recommended (mustahabb) for her to stand at the door of the mosque and supplicate with the supplication of the one taking leave. And if she departs and becomes pure before leaving the building, the farewell tawaf becomes obligatory upon her because she is in the town. And if she does not become pure until she has left it, there is no return upon her, because what obligates it did not exist in her case in...
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [3658] حكم طواف الوداع على المرأة إذا كانت حائضًا أو نفساء - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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