The disagreement regarding a woman performing sa'y (walking) between the two green pillars with intense effort, and al-Nawawi mentioned the disagreement in this matter; does this invalidate the consensus (ijma') that the Shaykh cited?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, we mentioned in the lesson on the rites of Hajj that a woman does not perform sa'y between the two green pillars with intense effort due to the consensus on this matter.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And we said: if there is no consensus, then the woman performs sa'y.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I came across the book *al-Majmu'* by al-Nawawi, in which he said: "As for the woman, there are two positions: the correct and well-known position, and the one on which the majority of scholars have agreed, is that she does not perform sa'y in the place of sa'y, but rather walks the entire distance, whether it is day or night, in seclusion, because she is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered)".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner :"The second position is that if she performs sa'y at night when the sa'y area is empty, it is recommended for her to perform sa'y in the place of sa'y like a man, and Allah knows best". Here, the disagreement is mentioned, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The disagreement is regarding a specific situation.
The questioner : Hm?
The Shaykh : The disagreement is regarding a specific situation, it is not absolute. That is, if she performs sa'y at night and there is no one in the sa'y area. Right now, that is not possible, because there must always be someone in the sa'y area.
The questioner : And outside of the peak seasons?
The Shaykh : Right now, that is not possible, because there must always be someone in the sa'y area. We went during the non-peak days and found that there must always be someone in the sa'y area.
So the disagreement is regarding this specific situation, because it resembles the situation of Hajar, the mother of Isma'il. Hajar, the mother of Isma'il, had no one with her. Do you understand when this occurs?
The questioner : I mean, if it occurs, is it possible?
The Shaykh : If it occurs, it is possible that this is the correct opinion, but this does not occur. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And we said: if there is no consensus, then the woman performs sa'y.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I came across the book *al-Majmu'* by al-Nawawi, in which he said: "As for the woman, there are two positions: the correct and well-known position, and the one on which the majority of scholars have agreed, is that she does not perform sa'y in the place of sa'y, but rather walks the entire distance, whether it is day or night, in seclusion, because she is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered)".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner :"The second position is that if she performs sa'y at night when the sa'y area is empty, it is recommended for her to perform sa'y in the place of sa'y like a man, and Allah knows best". Here, the disagreement is mentioned, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The disagreement is regarding a specific situation.
The questioner : Hm?
The Shaykh : The disagreement is regarding a specific situation, it is not absolute. That is, if she performs sa'y at night and there is no one in the sa'y area. Right now, that is not possible, because there must always be someone in the sa'y area.
The questioner : And outside of the peak seasons?
The Shaykh : Right now, that is not possible, because there must always be someone in the sa'y area. We went during the non-peak days and found that there must always be someone in the sa'y area.
So the disagreement is regarding this specific situation, because it resembles the situation of Hajar, the mother of Isma'il. Hajar, the mother of Isma'il, had no one with her. Do you understand when this occurs?
The questioner : I mean, if it occurs, is it possible?
The Shaykh : If it occurs, it is possible that this is the correct opinion, but this does not occur. Yes.