A questioner says: I am a woman who came from Riyadh while menstruating, and I expected to become pure at the miqat. Nevertheless, I entered the state of ihram after taking a bath, but I did not see the end of my menstruation, and I sat in the Haram without becoming pure.
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The questioner : The questioner says: I am a woman who came from Riyadh while menstruating, and I expected to become pure at the miqat. Nevertheless, I entered the state of ihram after taking a bath, but I did not see the menstruation, and I sat in the Haram without becoming pure...
The Shaykh : Did you not see the menstruation, or did you not see the end of it?
The questioner : I did not see the end of it. Now I am in Jeddah. What is required of me, O honorable Shaykh? Please note that I changed my ihram clothes and also applied perfume.
The Shaykh : Yes, if a woman wants to perform 'Umrah or Hajj and reaches the miqat while menstruating, she enters the state of ihram just as the others do. She takes a bath and uses a pad, meaning she protects herself with it, and enters the state of ihram. However, she does not perform tawaf or sa'y until she becomes pure. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Aishah when he came to her and found her crying because she had started menstruating:Muwatta Malik 20:236 So she did not perform tawaf around the House and did not perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah until she became pure. So we say she enters the state of ihram with the people and remains in her state of ihram, avoiding what the person in ihram must avoid, until she becomes pure. Then she performs tawaf and sa'y and cuts her hair. As for this woman who went to Jeddah and took off her clothes, she owes nothing, because a woman is not like a man in ihram. For a man, ihram consists of an izar and a rida, but for a woman, her ihram is in whatever clothes she wishes, provided she does not display her adornment. There is no harm for a man or a woman to change their ihram clothes to clothes that are permissible to wear. So we say to this woman that taking off the clothes in which she entered ihram does not harm her. As for the perfume, it appears she applied it while ignorant. Committing prohibited acts in a state of ignorance, forgetfulness, or compulsion carries no penalty. Therefore, we should know the classification of the one who commits a prohibited act. The one who commits a prohibited act falls into three categories:
The first is the one who does it intentionally without an excuse. In this case, sin and expiation are incurred.
The second is the one who does it intentionally for an excuse that permits the act. In this case, the sin is dropped from him, but the expiation is obligatory, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:196]
The third, or the third case, is that he commits the prohibited act while forgetting, being ignorant, or being compelled. In this case, there is no sin and no expiation for him, even if it was intercourse or killing game. There is no sin and no expiation for him. And locusts are considered game. It has been reported to me that some people pick up the locusts that scatter in and around the Sacred Mosque. This is not permissible, because if they take them and kill them, the expiation becomes obligatory for them. Also, it is not permissible for them to drive them away, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): But if a person passes by on his way and these locusts fly away because of the sound of his passing, there is no harm on him. Likewise, if he happens to step on them without knowing it, there is no harm on him. However, intentionally killing them is not allowed. But what is the expiation for a locust? A sheep?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What is the expiation?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The expiation is the value, because if the game does not have a similar item, its value must be paid. But if it is just one locust, what is its value? I mean, if a person gave a riyal, that would be good. The obligatory amount is the minimum, and anything more than the obligatory amount becomes voluntary charity. Good, we said it should not be driven away. There is a locust on my leg right now. So I will not drive it away, but I will stand up when the time is over, if Allah wills. Good.
The student: The locust entered the sleeve here and reached here?
The Shaykh : Good, take it out.
The student: I took it out.
The Shaykh : Because it is troublesome afterwards and will hurt you. Repelling an aggressor is permissible. Good, so the one who commits a prohibited act, my brothers, is divided into how many categories?
The student: Three.
The Shaykh : Three categories. The first is that he does it intentionally without an excuse, in which case sin and expiation are incurred, along with everything that follows from this prohibited act. The second is that he does it for an excuse that permits the act, in which case there is no sin on him, but the expiation is obligatory. The third is that he is excused by forgetfulness, ignorance, or compulsion, in which case there is nothing on him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, he saysThe questioner : A large number of bags of rice for zakat al-fitr arrived at our branch in the Khulais district...
The Shaykh : ...from other countries. This person is asking, saying that eating locusts is not permissible in Mecca, but in your country it is permissible. Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you not see the menstruation, or did you not see the end of it?
The questioner : I did not see the end of it. Now I am in Jeddah. What is required of me, O honorable Shaykh? Please note that I changed my ihram clothes and also applied perfume.
The Shaykh : Yes, if a woman wants to perform 'Umrah or Hajj and reaches the miqat while menstruating, she enters the state of ihram just as the others do. She takes a bath and uses a pad, meaning she protects herself with it, and enters the state of ihram. However, she does not perform tawaf or sa'y until she becomes pure. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Aishah when he came to her and found her crying because she had started menstruating:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim from his father that A'isha said, "I came to Makka at the time of my period so I did not do tawaf of the House or go between Safa and Marwa. I complained to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he said, 'Do what the people doing hajj do except do not do tawaf of the House and go between Safa and Marwa until you are pure.' " Malik said, concerning a woman who entered ihram for umra at the time of hajj, and she arrived in Makka during her period and so could not do tawaf of the House, "When she fears that the time (for hajj) is getting close, she gets into ihram for the hajj and sacrifices an animal. She is like someone who combines the hajj and the umra. One tawaf is enough for her. If a women starts her period after she has already done tawaf of the House and prayed, she does say between Safa and Marwa and stops at Arafa and Muzdalifa and stones the jamras but she does not do the tawaf al-ifada until she is pure and has finished her menses."
افعلي ما يفعل الحاج غير ألا تطوفي بالبيتThe first is the one who does it intentionally without an excuse. In this case, sin and expiation are incurred.
The second is the one who does it intentionally for an excuse that permits the act. In this case, the sin is dropped from him, but the expiation is obligatory, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity or sacrifice
فمن كان منكم مريضاً أو به أذى من رأسه ففدية من صيام أو صدقة أو نسكThe third, or the third case, is that he commits the prohibited act while forgetting, being ignorant, or being compelled. In this case, there is no sin and no expiation for him, even if it was intercourse or killing game. There is no sin and no expiation for him. And locusts are considered game. It has been reported to me that some people pick up the locusts that scatter in and around the Sacred Mosque. This is not permissible, because if they take them and kill them, the expiation becomes obligatory for them. Also, it is not permissible for them to drive them away, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not drive away its game
لا ينفر صيدهاThe student: ...
The Shaykh : What is the expiation?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The expiation is the value, because if the game does not have a similar item, its value must be paid. But if it is just one locust, what is its value? I mean, if a person gave a riyal, that would be good. The obligatory amount is the minimum, and anything more than the obligatory amount becomes voluntary charity. Good, we said it should not be driven away. There is a locust on my leg right now. So I will not drive it away, but I will stand up when the time is over, if Allah wills. Good.
The student: The locust entered the sleeve here and reached here?
The Shaykh : Good, take it out.
The student: I took it out.
The Shaykh : Because it is troublesome afterwards and will hurt you. Repelling an aggressor is permissible. Good, so the one who commits a prohibited act, my brothers, is divided into how many categories?
The student: Three.
The Shaykh : Three categories. The first is that he does it intentionally without an excuse, in which case sin and expiation are incurred, along with everything that follows from this prohibited act. The second is that he does it for an excuse that permits the act, in which case there is no sin on him, but the expiation is obligatory. The third is that he is excused by forgetfulness, ignorance, or compulsion, in which case there is nothing on him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, he saysThe questioner : A large number of bags of rice for zakat al-fitr arrived at our branch in the Khulais district...
The Shaykh : ...from other countries. This person is asking, saying that eating locusts is not permissible in Mecca, but in your country it is permissible. Yes.