A Muslim woman performed the tawaf al-ifadah on the second floor of the Haram, and after completing two circuits, she became tired and stopped the tawaf and left Makkah. They ask: is she required to do anything?
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The questioner : A Muslim woman performed the tawaf al-ifadah on the second floor of the Haram, and after completing two circuits, she became tired and stopped the tawaf and left Makkah. They ask: is she required to do anything? Does she need to make up her Hajj? Does she have to repeat it next year? We request your guidance?
The Shaykh : If this woman knows that she left the tawaf al-ifadah, because the question states that she left, I fear that what she left was the tawaf al-wada'.
The questioner : No, they say it was the tawaf al-ifadah...
The Shaykh : But since they said it was the tawaf al-ifadah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And they are certain of it, that means her Hajj has not been completed until now.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because she still has a pillar of its pillars remaining.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, she has not yet exited the second state of ihram, so if she is married, it is not permissible for her to have relations with her husband until she goes to Makkah and performs the tawaf al-ifadah. And if she returns to Makkah, some scholars say that if she goes to Makkah from her home, she should first enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, so she performs tawaf and sa'y and shortens her hair for the 'Umrah, and then she performs the tawaf al-ifadah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In this case, if she returns immediately after this tawaf al-ifadah, if she returns immediately to her home, it is not obligatory for her to perform the tawaf al-wada' for the 'Umrah, because in reality, it has become her last visit to the House.
The questioner : Okay, is she not required to do anything because she traveled and did not perform the tawaf al-wada' either, because if she had been able to perform the tawaf al-wada', she would have performed the tawaf al-ifadah.
The Shaykh : In this case, she left the tawaf al-wada'.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But she is excused due to ignorance.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As far as I can see, she is ignorant of this matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So if she is excused due to ignorance, the matter is lenient in this regard. Perhaps she also became physically exhausted to the point where she could not perform tawaf, neither carried nor walking. So if there is no excuse, it is obligatory for her to do what is obligatory for one who leaves an obligatory act in Hajj, as stated by the scholars, which is a fidyah: a sheep is slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor, without the owner taking anything from it.
The questioner : Okay, if Allah wills, if she hears this episode and realizes what is obligatory for her and does not go to Makkah, is she required to do anything, or is her Hajj invalid, or for example, does she perform the tawaf al-ifadah next year?
The Shaykh : No, in any case, she is in a state of suspension.
The questioner : Yes, she is in a state of suspension.
The Shaykh : Currently, she is in a state of suspension; her Hajj has not been completed.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And she has not exited the second state of ihram, such that it is not permissible for her to do anything related to marriage.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Such as the marriage contract, or physical intimacy, or anything else.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So she is currently in a state of suspension in reality, and she should not be negligent about this matter, especially since the means are, praise be to Allah, available. It is obligatory for her to go and perform tawaf to complete her Hajj.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
This message reached us from Dammam from Muhammad Saleh Masilh. He says in his message: Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. And after that.
The Shaykh : If this woman knows that she left the tawaf al-ifadah, because the question states that she left, I fear that what she left was the tawaf al-wada'.
The questioner : No, they say it was the tawaf al-ifadah...
The Shaykh : But since they said it was the tawaf al-ifadah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And they are certain of it, that means her Hajj has not been completed until now.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because she still has a pillar of its pillars remaining.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, she has not yet exited the second state of ihram, so if she is married, it is not permissible for her to have relations with her husband until she goes to Makkah and performs the tawaf al-ifadah. And if she returns to Makkah, some scholars say that if she goes to Makkah from her home, she should first enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah, so she performs tawaf and sa'y and shortens her hair for the 'Umrah, and then she performs the tawaf al-ifadah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In this case, if she returns immediately after this tawaf al-ifadah, if she returns immediately to her home, it is not obligatory for her to perform the tawaf al-wada' for the 'Umrah, because in reality, it has become her last visit to the House.
The questioner : Okay, is she not required to do anything because she traveled and did not perform the tawaf al-wada' either, because if she had been able to perform the tawaf al-wada', she would have performed the tawaf al-ifadah.
The Shaykh : In this case, she left the tawaf al-wada'.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But she is excused due to ignorance.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As far as I can see, she is ignorant of this matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So if she is excused due to ignorance, the matter is lenient in this regard. Perhaps she also became physically exhausted to the point where she could not perform tawaf, neither carried nor walking. So if there is no excuse, it is obligatory for her to do what is obligatory for one who leaves an obligatory act in Hajj, as stated by the scholars, which is a fidyah: a sheep is slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor, without the owner taking anything from it.
The questioner : Okay, if Allah wills, if she hears this episode and realizes what is obligatory for her and does not go to Makkah, is she required to do anything, or is her Hajj invalid, or for example, does she perform the tawaf al-ifadah next year?
The Shaykh : No, in any case, she is in a state of suspension.
The questioner : Yes, she is in a state of suspension.
The Shaykh : Currently, she is in a state of suspension; her Hajj has not been completed.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And she has not exited the second state of ihram, such that it is not permissible for her to do anything related to marriage.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Such as the marriage contract, or physical intimacy, or anything else.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So she is currently in a state of suspension in reality, and she should not be negligent about this matter, especially since the means are, praise be to Allah, available. It is obligatory for her to go and perform tawaf to complete her Hajj.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
This message reached us from Dammam from Muhammad Saleh Masilh. He says in his message: Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. And after that.