The Hajj of a menstruating woman
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His Eminence the Shaykh: There is a girl who performed Hajj with her uncles. When she arrived in Makkah, her period started. She completed it with us and did not inform us. She performed Hajj and circumambulated, and we went to 'Arafah without knowing any of this. She did not become pure until the time of farewell. What is required of her?
What did she do regarding the Tawaf al-Ifadah?Meaning: The Tawaf of Hajj?The questioner: She had become pure.
The Shaykh: And she circumambulated after becoming pure?The questioner: That is, in the final circumambulation, she was pure.
The Shaykh: The circumambulation after 'Arafah, was she pure?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah, there is nothing wrong with her.
The questioner: In the first instance, she circumambulated the House while not being pure.
The Shaykh: In any case, it appears that she was ignorant.
The questioner himself: Of course, O Shaykh, she was ignorant.
The Shaykh: And if she was ignorant, there is nothing required of her [al-Baqarah: 286]. Her Hajj is Qiran, not Tamattu'; because her first circumambulation was invalid, and the Sa'y based on it was invalid. Thus, she remains in her state of Ihram. Since she entered the state of Ihram for Hajj with you on the eighth day, she has combined Hajj with 'Umrah, making her a Qadi. The Qadi, like the Mutamatti', is required to offer a sacrificial animal, which he slaughters on the day of 'Id or on the third day of 'Id.
And tell her: Praise be to Allah, her Hajj is valid and her conscience is clear, if Allah wills.
What did she do regarding the Tawaf al-Ifadah?Meaning: The Tawaf of Hajj?The questioner: She had become pure.
The Shaykh: And she circumambulated after becoming pure?The questioner: That is, in the final circumambulation, she was pure.
The Shaykh: The circumambulation after 'Arafah, was she pure?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah, there is nothing wrong with her.
The questioner: In the first instance, she circumambulated the House while not being pure.
The Shaykh: In any case, it appears that she was ignorant.
The questioner himself: Of course, O Shaykh, she was ignorant.
The Shaykh: And if she was ignorant, there is nothing required of her
Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
رَبَّنَا لا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَاAnd tell her: Praise be to Allah, her Hajj is valid and her conscience is clear, if Allah wills.