A woman performed Hajj at the age of sixteen with one of her mahrams, and on the eighth day her period started, and she did not inform any of her mahrams out of modesty
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The questioner : The questioner recalls that she performed Hajj at the age of sixteen with one of her mahrams, and on the eighth day her period started, and she did not inform any of her mahrams out of shynfulness, and she performed all the rituals. What is the ruling in this matter?
The Shaykh : First: I warn my Muslim brothers against being negligent in their religion and not caring about it, as they fall into many things that spoil worship and do not ask about them. Perhaps it remains for a year or two or more without being cared for, even though it is one of the obvious matters, but negligence or shynfulness or something similar prevents them. It is obligatory for one who wants to perform a type of worship, such as prayer, zakah, fasting, or Hajj, to know its rulings before worshipping Allah with knowledge. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:[Muhammad 47:19] Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Knowledge before speech and action" Then he cited this verse as evidence.
Second: Regarding the question, we say that this woman is still in the remainder of her ihram because she did not complete the second release, as she performed tawaf while menstruating. The tawaf of a menstruating woman is defective, so she does not complete the second release until she completes the tawaf and sa'y along with the stoning and shortening of the hair. Therefore, we say that she must now avoid her husband if she is married, because she has not completed the second release. She should go to Makkah now, and when she reaches the miqat, she should enter ihram for 'Umrah, perform tawaf and sa'y, and shorten her hair, then perform the tawaf of ifadah that was required of her previously.
And if she prefers not to enter ihram for 'Umrah, there is nothing wrong with it, because she is still in the remainder of her first ihram. The important thing is that she must go and perform tawaf, because her Hajj has not been completed until now, and her husband should not approach her if she has married.
If she contracted the marriage during this period, the scholars have two opinions regarding the validity of her marriage:
The first opinion is that the marriage is defective, and this opinion requires that the contract be renewed from the beginning.
The second opinion is that the marriage is not defective, but rather it is valid. If she exercises caution and renews the contract, that is better. If she does not do so, I hope that the marriage is valid.
The Shaykh : First: I warn my Muslim brothers against being negligent in their religion and not caring about it, as they fall into many things that spoil worship and do not ask about them. Perhaps it remains for a year or two or more without being cared for, even though it is one of the obvious matters, but negligence or shynfulness or something similar prevents them. It is obligatory for one who wants to perform a type of worship, such as prayer, zakah, fasting, or Hajj, to know its rulings before worshipping Allah with knowledge. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:
So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin
فاعلم أنه لا إله إلا الله واستغفر لذنبكSecond: Regarding the question, we say that this woman is still in the remainder of her ihram because she did not complete the second release, as she performed tawaf while menstruating. The tawaf of a menstruating woman is defective, so she does not complete the second release until she completes the tawaf and sa'y along with the stoning and shortening of the hair. Therefore, we say that she must now avoid her husband if she is married, because she has not completed the second release. She should go to Makkah now, and when she reaches the miqat, she should enter ihram for 'Umrah, perform tawaf and sa'y, and shorten her hair, then perform the tawaf of ifadah that was required of her previously.
And if she prefers not to enter ihram for 'Umrah, there is nothing wrong with it, because she is still in the remainder of her first ihram. The important thing is that she must go and perform tawaf, because her Hajj has not been completed until now, and her husband should not approach her if she has married.
If she contracted the marriage during this period, the scholars have two opinions regarding the validity of her marriage:
The first opinion is that the marriage is defective, and this opinion requires that the contract be renewed from the beginning.
The second opinion is that the marriage is not defective, but rather it is valid. If she exercises caution and renews the contract, that is better. If she does not do so, I hope that the marriage is valid.