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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on a Woman Performing Sa'y Like a Man

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Question : Now, what about sa'y?

Answer : And sa'y is likewise; she does not perform it. However, what complicates the issue of sa'y is that the original reason for its prescription is to recall the state of Hajar, the mother of Isma'il. Hajar, the mother of Isma'il, was in the place of sa'y, that is, in the valley, performing sa'y. So why do women not perform sa'y?
Some scholars have reported a consensus that it is not recommended for a woman to run (ramal) during tawaf or to perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah. This is because the cause for the ruling may have a specific state, while the ruling attached to this cause has another state. Yes.
Look now at the cause of ramal in tawaf. Is its cause not that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted the Companions to display their strength and endurance? For this reason, he ordered them to walk between the two corners. But did this ruling remain? No, no, it did not remain. In fact, people now run from stone to stone and do not walk between the two corners. The original basis for ramal remains, but the practice of not ramal between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone has ceased. Now, people run in all three circuits.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [3355] حكم سعي المرأة كالرجل - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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