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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on performing 'Umrah for a menstruating woman?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: My daughter came to perform 'Umrah, but she started menstruating eight days ago. She is crying because she has only two days left, and the menstruation has not stopped until this moment. Is it permissible for her to perform 'Umrah? Please advise us; may Allah reward you.

Answer:
No, she does not perform 'Umrah while she is menstruating. When 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) menstruated, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: Do what the pilgrim does, except that you do not circumambulate the House until you become pure. So she waits until the blood of her custom, the custom of menstruation, stops. The maximum duration of menstrual blood is fifteen days; this is the maximum for menstrual blood.
So when the blood stops, praise be to Allah, she takes a full ritual bath and performs 'Umrah. If it does not stop and fifteen days have passed, and it has not stopped, then this is not menstruation; it has become bleeding. She is required to clean herself with water and purify the place, then place something on the exit to prevent the blood from leaking, then perform the ablution for prayer, circumambulate, walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and shorten her hair. Yes, she waits until fifteen days. If the blood does not stop, she cleans herself and places something to protect the exit, then performs the ablution for prayer and circumambulates immediately, walks between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and shortens her hair.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أداء العمرة للحائض؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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