The Sa'y of the Menstruating Woman Between al-Safa and al-Marwah
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Question:
I work in Riyadh, and it happened that I went with my wife on a bus trip to perform 'Umrah. My wife was menstruating, as she had traveled with me hoping that the menstruation would end before we arrived in Makkah, but she remained menstruating. She only walked between al-Safa and al-Marwah with the intention of supplication and dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Is that permissible?
Answer:
If she did not enter the state of ihram, she owes nothing, just as if she had entered ihram for 'Umrah, she owes nothing, and the matter is what is prescribed. However, if she entered ihram with him for 'Umrah, she is required to remain until she performs tawaf (circumambulation) and sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah). The sa'y is sufficient for her; she must remain until she performs tawaf and sa'y for her 'Umrah, then she shortens her hair. From every year to a little, it is not play, it is a religious play, no. Rather, she should enter ihram for a lawful 'Umrah and act according to the Shari'ah, otherwise she does not go, she does not rely on it. We ask [Allah] regarding play and desire. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
I work in Riyadh, and it happened that I went with my wife on a bus trip to perform 'Umrah. My wife was menstruating, as she had traveled with me hoping that the menstruation would end before we arrived in Makkah, but she remained menstruating. She only walked between al-Safa and al-Marwah with the intention of supplication and dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Is that permissible?
Answer:
If she did not enter the state of ihram, she owes nothing, just as if she had entered ihram for 'Umrah, she owes nothing, and the matter is what is prescribed. However, if she entered ihram with him for 'Umrah, she is required to remain until she performs tawaf (circumambulation) and sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah). The sa'y is sufficient for her; she must remain until she performs tawaf and sa'y for her 'Umrah, then she shortens her hair. From every year to a little, it is not play, it is a religious play, no. Rather, she should enter ihram for a lawful 'Umrah and act according to the Shari'ah, otherwise she does not go, she does not rely on it. We ask [Allah] regarding play and desire. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 12 — archive.org (41:54)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
