What should a woman performing 'Umrah do if she starts menstruating before the miqat?

Question : The questioner says: I am going to perform 'Umrah, and I passed the miqat while I was menstruating, so I did not enter the state of ihram. I remained in Makkah until I became pure, then I entered ihram from Makkah. Is this permissible, or what should I do? And what is obligatory upon me?

Answer : It is permissible for her to pass the miqat without entering ihram, even if she is menstruating; she should enter ihram while menstruating, and her ihram is valid and effective. The evidence for this is that Asma bint Umayyas, the wife of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), gave birth while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was staying at Dhul-Hulaifah, intending to perform the Farewell Pilgrimage. (peace and blessings be upon him) The blood of post-natal bleeding is like the blood of menstruation. So we tell the menstruating woman, when she passes the miqat intending 'Umrah or Hajj, we tell her: take a bath, place a pad in your private area, and enter ihram. "Placing a pad" means she puts cotton or something else on her private area and ties it securely, then enters ihram, whether for Hajj or 'Umrah. However, if she enters ihram and arrives in Makkah, she does not go to the Ka'bah or circumambulate it until she becomes pure. For this reason, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Aisha when she menstruated during her 'Umrah: "Do what the pilgrim does, except do not circumambulate the House until you become pure." This is the narration of al-Bukhari and Muslim, and Malik narrated it with the wording: This indicates that if a woman enters ihram for Hajj or 'Umrah while menstruating, or if menstruation comes to her before the tawaf, she does not perform tawaf or sa'y until she becomes pure and takes a bath. However, if she circumambulated while pure and then menstruation came to her after she finished the tawaf, she continues and performs sa'y, even if she is menstruating, and she shortens her hair and completes her 'Umrah, because sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah does not require ritual purity. Yes.