Fatwa ID: 08276
Answered by: Maulana Yusuf Badshah
Question:
A sister has asked:
She is due to go for umrah tomorrow and is on her haydh. She is only there for 5 nights.
She said she will try to return to Makkah to do her umrah but,
In the event that her haydh does NOT finish by the time she leaves, and it is NOT possible to return, how does one come out of ihram?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Answer:
One in a state of major impurity such as during her period cannot enter the Masjid Al-Haram nor perform Tawaf. Thus, of the required acts of Umrah (i.e. Ihram, Tawaf, Sa’i and trimming the hair), the only act she will be unable to perform is the Tawaf [1].
She should therefore enter into Ihram, omitting the accompanying two Rak’ah, and perform all the rituals of Hajj besides Tawaf. Should her period continue until her departure date, she can exit Ihram by trimming her hair and paying Dam to compensate for missing the Tawaf (a small animal such as a sheep or goat or one-seventh of a large animal such as a camel or cow to be sacrificed in the Haram, approx. £160 – £200) [2].
Some have suggested that out of necessity such a person can do Ghusl and wear a pad to prevent leaking, and then, after waiting until the last possible moment, perform Tawaf despite their period and pay Dam afterwards to compensate. However, this would violate the prohibition of entering the Masjid during one’s period.
Remember that the reward for one’s Umrah is based not on the success of completing it, but on one’s intention and the amount of exertion and hardship one faces in the process [3].
Only Allah s.w.t knows best.
Written by Maulana Yusuf Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 38, Darul Fikr:
(وَمِنْهَا) أَنَّهُ يَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَعَلَى الْجُنُبِ الدُّخُولُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ لِلْجُلُوسِ أَوْ لِلْعُبُورِ
Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 38, Darul Fikr:
(وَمِنْهَا) حُرْمَةُ الطَّوَافِ لَهُمَا بِالْبَيْتِ وَإِنْ طَافَتَا خَارِجَ الْمَسْجِدِ . هَكَذَا فِي الْكِفَايَةِ وَكَذَا يَحْرُمُ الطَّوَافُ لِلْجُنُبِ. هَكَذَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 472-473, Darul Fikr:
(وَهِيَ إحْرَامٌ وَطَوَافٌ وَسَعْيٌ) وَحَلْقٌ أَوْ تَقْصِيرٌ فَالْإِحْرَامُ شَرْطٌ، وَمُعْظَمُ الطَّوَافِ رُكْنٌ وَغَيْرُهُمَا وَاجِبٌ هُوَ الْمُخْتَارُ
Bada’ius Sana’i, vol. 2, pg. 135, Darul Kutubul Ilmiyyah:
وَأَمَّا الطَّهَارَةُ عَنْ الْجَنَابَةِ وَالْحَيْضِ فَلَيْسَتْ بِشَرْطٍ فَيَجُوزُ سَعْيُ الْجُنُبِ وَالْحَائِضِ بَعْدَ أَنْ كَانَ طَوَافُهُ بِالْبَيْتِ عَلَى الطَّهَارَةِ عَنْ الْجَنَابَةِ وَالْحَيْضِ؛ لِأَنَّ هَذَا نُسُكٌ غَيْرُ مُتَعَلِّقٍ بِالْبَيْتِ
[2] Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 38, Darul Fikr:
(مِنْهَا) أَنْ يَسْقُطَ عَنْ الْحَائِضِ وَالنُّفَسَاءِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلَا تَقْضِي. هَكَذَا فِي الْكِفَايَةِ إذَا رَأَتْ الْمَرْأَةُ الدَّمَ تَتْرُكُ الصَّلَاةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ مَا رَأَتْ قَالَ الْفَقِيهُ وَبِهِ نَأْخُذُ. كَذَا فِي التَّتَارْخَانِيَّة نَاقِلًا عَنْ النَّوَازِلِ وَهُوَ الصَّحِيحُ
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 551, Darul Fikr:
وَمِثْلُهُ فِي اللُّبَابِ حَيْثُ قَالَ: وَلَوْ طَافَ لِلْعُمْرَةِ كُلَّهُ أَوْ أَكْثَرَهُ أَوْ أَقَلَّهُ وَلَوْ شَوْطًا جُنُبًا أَوْ حَائِضًا أَوْ نُفَسَاءَ أَوْ مُحْدِثًا فَعَلَيْهِ شَاةٌ لَا فَرْقَ فِيهِ بَيْنَ الْكَثِيرِ وَالْقَلِيلِ وَالْجُنُبِ وَالْمُحْدِثِ لِأَنَّهُ لَا مَدْخَلَ فِي طَوَافِ الْعُمْرَةِ لِلْبَدَنَةِ وَلَا لِلصَّدَقَةِ، بِخِلَافِ طَوَافِ الزِّيَارَةِ
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 514, Darul Fikr:
(قَوْلُهُ أَدْنَاهُ شَاةٌ) أَيْ وَأَعْلَاهُ بَدَنَةٌ مِنْ الْإِبِلِ وَالْبَقَرِ، وَفِي حُكْمِ الْأَدْنَى سُبْعُ بَدَنَةٍ شَرْحُ اللُّبَابِ
Sahih Al-Bukhari 5559:
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِسَرِفَ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي، فَقَالَ ” مَا لَكِ أَنَفِسْتِ ”. قُلْتُ نَعَمْ. قَالَ ” هَذَا أَمْرٌ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى بَنَاتِ آدَمَ اقْضِي مَا يَقْضِي الْحَاجُّ غَيْرَ أَنْ لاَ تَطُوفِي بِالْبَيْتِ ”. وَضَحَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ نِسَائِهِ بِالْبَقَرِ
[3] Sahih Al-Bukhari 1787:
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالاَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ بِنُسُكَيْنِ وَأَصْدُرُ بِنُسُكٍ فَقِيلَ لَهَا “ انْتَظِرِي، فَإِذَا طَهُرْتِ فَاخْرُجِي إِلَى التَّنْعِيمِ، فَأَهِلِّي ثُمَّ ائْتِينَا بِمَكَانِ كَذَا، وَلَكِنَّهَا عَلَى قَدْرِ نَفَقَتِكِ، أَوْ نَصَبِكِ ”
