Is it valid for a menstruating woman to enter the state of ihram if she passes the miqat?

The questioner : The questioner says, "Honorable Shaykh, we are a group of men and women who went for 'Umrah. A menstruating woman was with us. After she entered the state of ihram from the miqat and we arrived in Makkah, this woman became pure. Does she take a bath and perform 'Umrah, or what does she do?"

The Shaykh : This is a matter about which people ask frequently, and many of them err in it. If a woman passes the miqat while menstruating and she intends to perform 'Umrah, some people do not let her enter the state of ihram; they do not let her enter the state of ihram, leaving her on the assumption that the ihram of a menstruating woman is not valid. This assumption is incorrect. Rather, if she reaches the miqat while menstruating and intends to perform 'Umrah, she enters the state of ihram from the miqat. She takes a bath, wraps herself in a garment, and enters the state of ihram, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded Asma' bint Umayyad to do when she gave birth at Dhul-Hulaifah in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage . The menstruating woman is likewise. Then, when she becomes pure, she takes the bath for menstruation and performs the 'Umrah. She does not need a new ihram, nor does she need to go out to the non-sacred area. However, if she reaches the miqat while menstruating and assumes that she will not become pure before returning to her town, we tell her, "Do not enter the state of ihram." If she enters Makkah with her people and it turns out that she becomes pure before they return to their town, and she wants to enter the state of ihram when she becomes pure, what does she do? We say, "She goes out to the non-sacred area, to the non-sacred area, to al-Tan'im or al-Ja'ranah or 'Arafah or al-Hudaybiyyah, any place in the non-sacred area. The important thing is that she goes out to the non-sacred area, and she enters the state of ihram from there." Yes.