The ruling on a woman who begins menstruation during the sa'y
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Question:
This questioner (M. A. M.) says: Your Eminence! My wife and I performed the 'Umrah in a past year, and during the sa'y, she began menstruating. We asked one of the brothers, and he said: You must repeat the 'Umrah, and you are not required to stay in Makkah; you may repeat it even after a month or two. Our question, Your Eminence: Is the ruling given to us by this brother correct? And what must we do?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to complete the sa'y of the 'Umrah. If the woman had performed part of the sa'y, she must return and complete it. If she starts it from the beginning, that is more cautious. She should start the sa'y and complete it. Purity is not a condition for the sa'y; purity is a condition for the tawaf. As for the sa'y, if she menstruates during it, it does not harm. Or if she performs the tawaf without wudu', there is no harm—meaning the sa'y. Purity is only required for the tawaf around the Ka'bah. As for the tawaf between al-Safa and al-Marwah, which is the sa'y, purity is not required for it. So if you left Makkah without completing the sa'y, you must return and complete the sa'y. Then the woman shortens her hair, and the man shaves his head or shortens his hair. The 'Umrah is completed, and there is no need to repeat the 'Umrah; it only requires repeating the sa'y that you did not complete.
You must return and complete the sa'y. Then the man shaves or shortens his hair, and she shortens her hair, and the 'Umrah is completed, praise be to Allah. However, if the man had intercourse with his wife, he must complete the 'Umrah and then repeat it, because intercourse invalidates the 'Umrah. If he had intercourse with her after they returned but before completing the sa'y, then they must return, complete the sa'y, and shorten their hair, or the man shaves and the woman shortens her hair. After that, they must enter the state of ihram for a new 'Umrah from the miqat where they entered ihram for the first one, and perform a new 'Umrah in place of the one they invalidated. Yes.
This questioner (M. A. M.) says: Your Eminence! My wife and I performed the 'Umrah in a past year, and during the sa'y, she began menstruating. We asked one of the brothers, and he said: You must repeat the 'Umrah, and you are not required to stay in Makkah; you may repeat it even after a month or two. Our question, Your Eminence: Is the ruling given to us by this brother correct? And what must we do?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to complete the sa'y of the 'Umrah. If the woman had performed part of the sa'y, she must return and complete it. If she starts it from the beginning, that is more cautious. She should start the sa'y and complete it. Purity is not a condition for the sa'y; purity is a condition for the tawaf. As for the sa'y, if she menstruates during it, it does not harm. Or if she performs the tawaf without wudu', there is no harm—meaning the sa'y. Purity is only required for the tawaf around the Ka'bah. As for the tawaf between al-Safa and al-Marwah, which is the sa'y, purity is not required for it. So if you left Makkah without completing the sa'y, you must return and complete the sa'y. Then the woman shortens her hair, and the man shaves his head or shortens his hair. The 'Umrah is completed, and there is no need to repeat the 'Umrah; it only requires repeating the sa'y that you did not complete.
You must return and complete the sa'y. Then the man shaves or shortens his hair, and she shortens her hair, and the 'Umrah is completed, praise be to Allah. However, if the man had intercourse with his wife, he must complete the 'Umrah and then repeat it, because intercourse invalidates the 'Umrah. If he had intercourse with her after they returned but before completing the sa'y, then they must return, complete the sa'y, and shorten their hair, or the man shaves and the woman shortens her hair. After that, they must enter the state of ihram for a new 'Umrah from the miqat where they entered ihram for the first one, and perform a new 'Umrah in place of the one they invalidated. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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