I performed 'Umrah and circumambulated the Ka'bah while menstruating, and I visited the Prophet's Mosque while menstruating. What is the ruling on this, and what is its expiation?
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Question:
Umm Muhammad says: I am inquiring about a matter that has greatly worried me. In my ignorance, I went to the Sacred House of Allah, and I performed 'Umrah and circumambulated the House while menstruating. This happened twice at the Sacred House. I also went to Madinah and visited the Prophet's Mosque, also while menstruating, knowing that I was unaware of the harm in this matter. What is the ruling on this? And what is its expiation? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a menstruating woman to enter a mosque, neither the Sacred Mosque, nor the Prophet's Mosque, nor any other mosque. Likewise, it is not permissible for her to circumambulate while menstruating. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah when she menstruated while in the state of ihram for Hajj:Sahih al-Bukhari 305 And when Safiyyah, the Mother of the Believers, menstruated after Hajj, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning she had performed the Tawaf of Ifadah. So he ordered her to depart and travel, and the Farewell Tawaf was dropped from her. The result is that ritual purity is a condition for Tawaf. If she circumambulated while menstruating, her Tawaf is invalid, and consequently her 'Umrah is invalid, and the state of ihram remains upon her. So she must return to Makkah and perform the rites of 'Umrah, avoiding the prohibitions of ihram, because she is still in the state of ihram?
And she performs the rites of the 'Umrah that was upon her. Her ihram for the second 'Umrah is not established because she is in the state of ihram from the first one, the first 'Umrah, and she is in the state of ihram. So she must return to Makkah and perform the 'Umrah in which she circumambulated while menstruating, for the Tawaf, Sa'y, and cutting the hair. If intercourse occurred with her, she proceeds with her 'Umrah and it becomes defective. When she is done with it, she returns to the miqat from which she first entered the state of ihram and enters the state of ihram from there for a new 'Umrah to make up for what she invalidated of the first 'Umrah, or what became defective in her first 'Umrah due to intercourse. Then she performs a second 'Umrah to make up for her defective 'Umrah. And upon her is a fidyah, which is slaughtering a sheep in Makkah. As for if no intercourse occurred with her during this period, it is sufficient for her to return and perform the rites of 'Umrah as
Umm Muhammad says: I am inquiring about a matter that has greatly worried me. In my ignorance, I went to the Sacred House of Allah, and I performed 'Umrah and circumambulated the House while menstruating. This happened twice at the Sacred House. I also went to Madinah and visited the Prophet's Mosque, also while menstruating, knowing that I was unaware of the harm in this matter. What is the ruling on this? And what is its expiation? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a menstruating woman to enter a mosque, neither the Sacred Mosque, nor the Prophet's Mosque, nor any other mosque. Likewise, it is not permissible for her to circumambulate while menstruating. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah when she menstruated while in the state of ihram for Hajj:
So do what all the pilgrims do except that you do not perform the Tawaf round the Ka`ba till you are clean.
افعلي ما يفعل الحاج غير أن لا تطوفي بالبيت حتى تطهري،(peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is she staying with us?" They said: "No, O Messenger of Allah, she has already performed the Ifadah."
صلى الله عليه وسلم أحابستنا هي؟ قالوا لا رسول الله إنها قد أفاضت،And she performs the rites of the 'Umrah that was upon her. Her ihram for the second 'Umrah is not established because she is in the state of ihram from the first one, the first 'Umrah, and she is in the state of ihram. So she must return to Makkah and perform the 'Umrah in which she circumambulated while menstruating, for the Tawaf, Sa'y, and cutting the hair. If intercourse occurred with her, she proceeds with her 'Umrah and it becomes defective. When she is done with it, she returns to the miqat from which she first entered the state of ihram and enters the state of ihram from there for a new 'Umrah to make up for what she invalidated of the first 'Umrah, or what became defective in her first 'Umrah due to intercourse. Then she performs a second 'Umrah to make up for her defective 'Umrah. And upon her is a fidyah, which is slaughtering a sheep in Makkah. As for if no intercourse occurred with her during this period, it is sufficient for her to return and perform the rites of 'Umrah as
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، طفت واعتمرت وأنا حائض، وزرت المسجد النبوي وأنا حائض، فما حكم ذلك، ومما كفارته؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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