The Boundaries of al-Masjid al-Haram and the Sa'y of a Menstruating Woman

Question:
A questioner asks: What are the boundaries of al-Masjid al-Haram? Is the Sa'i area included within al-Masjid al-Haram? And what is the ruling on the Sa'i of a menstruating woman?

Answer:
The Sa'i area is outside al-Masjid al-Haram because it is an independent site. The boundaries of al-Masjid al-Haram are its walls on all sides; the walls of the mosque on all sides are its boundaries. What is inside them is part of al-Masjid al-Haram, and what is outside them is outside the mosque. Yes. The Sa'i of Hajj is a pillar; the Sa'i of the pilgrim is one of the pillars of Hajj, and it is not valid without it. Yes. As for the Sa'i of a menstruating woman, it depends. It is not permissible for a menstruating woman to perform Sa'i. However, it is permissible for a menstruating woman to perform Sa'i if she has already performed Tawaf, whether Tawaf al-Ifadah or Tawaf al-'Umrah, and then menstruation overtook her before the Sa'i. She should perform the Sa'i because purity is not a condition for Sa'i, and it is permissible for a menstruating woman to enter the Sa'i area because it is not part of the mosque. Yes.