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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on a Menstruating Woman Performing Sa'y and Cutting Her Hair

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The questioner : May Allah reward you. A woman entered the state of ihram from the miqat, and upon her entry into Makkah, her menstrual bleeding began, so she performed sa'y.

The Shaykh : Normal, normal, I hear you.

The questioner : A woman entered the state of ihram from the miqat, and upon her entry into Makkah, her menstrual bleeding began, so she only performed sa'y and cut her hair. Is this valid, considering that her travel time has arrived?

The Shaykh : This is not valid. If a woman enters the state of ihram and menstruation begins, she must wait, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to A'ishah when she menstruated:
Do not perform tawaf or sa'y until you are purified.لا تطوف ولا تسعى حتى تطهر.
And the sa'y she performed is invalid.
Because it was sa'y before its proper time, and worship before its proper time is not accepted, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد
Sahih Muslim 1718b
And likewise, her cutting of her hair is invalid. Accordingly, this woman must wait until she is purified, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
(peace and blessings be upon him) to A'ishah: "Do what the pilgrim does, except do not perform tawaf around the House until you are purified, so whenالله عليه وسلم لعائشة افعلي ما يفعل الحاج غير ألا تطوفي بالبيت حتى تطهري، فلما
She was purified, she performed tawaf, and she performed sa'y. If they want to leave before she is purified, what does she do? We say she and one of her mahrams remain in Makkah until she is purified and completes her 'Umrah, because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed that his wife Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) had menstruated, he said, "Are we to stay behind because of her?" This indicates that the person in ihram must stay behind until the woman is purified, performs tawaf, and performs sa'y. If it is said that this is not possible, if it is said that this is not possible, it is said that this is not denied.
We say she goes with him; if she is in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, she goes with him remaining in her state of ihram, and then after she is purified, she comes to Makkah and performs tawaf, sa'y, and cuts her hair.
As for if she is in another country where she cannot return, she uses a pad, meaning she places a protective pad on her private parts, and she performs tawaf even if she is menstruating due to dire necessity, and she performs sa'y, cuts her hair, and leaves. Yes. Or the time is tight regarding the hadith, in any case, this is a sound suggestion, if Allah wills, and peace be upon you. If Allah wills, the second issue, if Allah wills. You don't want, you don't want. And I ask you to end the lesson and not occupy me with what hinders me, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and until next night, if Allah wills, because there is no lesson on Friday morning.
Source قناة «خزائن الرحمن»، دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام {1417}{30} سماحة الشيخ العلامة محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (44:44)

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