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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a woman who experiences menstruation after entering the state of ihram

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Question:
The questioner is from the Arab Republic of Egypt and resides in Dammam. She says: I intended to enter the state of ihram from the miqat, and then... this woman intended to enter the state of ihram from the miqat, and then menstruation came upon her before standing at 'Arafah. Then she became pure on the eleventh day, and she performed sa'y and tawaf without renewing her ihram; that is, she did not go back to the miqat to renew her ihram after she became pure. Is her action valid?

Answer:
Yes, her action is valid, and there is no need to renew it. She entered the state of ihram from the miqat, and then menstruation affected her. She remains in her state of ihram and performs the acts of Hajj, except for tawaf. Sa'y is postponed. She stands with the people at 'Arafah and at Muzdalifah, she performs the stoning of the pillars, she shortens her hair, and she exits the state of ihram. When she becomes pure, she performs tawaf and sa'y, and praise be to Allah. She is not required to renew her ihram. Her ihram from the miqat is sufficient. Menstruation does not invalidate the state of ihram. The state of ihram remains, but it prevents her from performing tawaf.
Likewise, post-natal bleeding: if she gives birth at 'Arafah or after 'Arafah, she performs all the acts of Hajj except for tawaf, and sa'y is postponed until she becomes pure. Yes.

The presenter: Your Eminence! Even if she had not made a condition?

The Shaykh: Yes?

The presenter: Even if she had not made a condition. She asks: And if she made a condition when she intended to enter the state of ihram, and then menstruation came to her, is she required to renew her ihram after becoming pure?

The Shaykh: If she made a condition, she has the option to exit the state of ihram. If she made a condition and said, "My place of exiting the state of ihram is where I am prevented..." her intention regarding menstruation means: if menstruation affects her, she exits the state of ihram. In this case, she has the option to exit. However, if she did not intend this purpose—fearing that she might be affected by an illness or something similar—then menstruation is not a barrier. Menstruation: Aisha performed Hajj, and menstruation affected her before entering Makkah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to do what the pilgrims do, except for tawaf.
The point is: if she says, "My place of exiting the state of ihram is where I am prevented," when entering the state of ihram, saying, "If I am prevented by a preventer, my place of exiting the state of ihram is where I am prevented," this applies if an illness prevents her or an enemy prevents her; she has the option to exit the state of ihram. However, menstruation does not prevent her. But if she intended menstruation—for example, she came for 'Umrah with companions, entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, and said, "If I am prevented by a preventer," and her intention was that even if menstruation prevents her, she would exit the state of ihram and return with her companions—then she is bound by her intention. However, menstruation does not prevent Hajj. Even if she said, "If I am prevented by a preventer," in the case of menstruation, she proceeds with her Hajj. When she becomes pure, she performs tawaf and sa'y, and praise be to Allah. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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