#Side_Benefits@madrasatunaa

Umrah Travel Guidance During Menstruation Question: A woman gets her period before Umrah, or expects it to come during Umrah — what are her options? Answer: There are SIX possible options, as follows: ▪️OPTION 1: Don't perform 'Umrah If she's already performed umrah, and this is merely a voluntary Umrah, she's not required to perform Umrah, because the obligation has already been fulfilled according to the view that Umrah is obligatory (which is the stronger opinion). If she hasn't already performed Umrah before, ignore this option! If she chooses this option and later, after arriving in Makkah, becomes pure and wishes to perform Umrah, she can do so by going back to the miqat, entering into ihram again, and then carrying out the Umrah. --- The remaining five options apply in the case of someone intending to perform Umrah, and in all of these scenarios, if she does intend to proceed, she must enter into ihram even while menstruating. A menstruating woman is required to enter ihram before crossing the miqat. She should carry out whatever sunnahs are possible before doing so, such as performing ghusl, even if she is still in a state of menstruation. In the lengthy hadith of Jābir describing the Prophet’s ﷺ Hajj in Sahih Muslim, it mentions that Asmā’ bint ‘Umays (the wife of Abu Bakr) experienced postnatal bleeding at the miqat. The Prophet ﷺ instructed her to bathe and enter ihram. Similarly, in the hadith of ‘Aishah (agreed upon), she reports that during the Farewell Hajj she arrived in Makkah while menstruating. She had not yet performed tawaf or sa‘i, and the Prophet ﷺ instructed her: “Unbind your hair, comb it, and enter into the state of Hajj.” The key restriction upon menstruating women is tawaf, which is the only rite a menstruating woman is not permitted to perform. The Prophet ﷺ said to ‘Aishah: “Do everything that a pilgrim does, except do not perform tawaf around the House.” Similarly, Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “A menstruating woman and a woman in postnatal bleeding, when they reach the miqat, should perform ghusl, enter ihram, and complete all the rites except tawaf around the House.” [Narrated in Sunan Abi Dawud, graded Sahih by Al-Albani] This raises the question: why not simply perform Umrah and delay tawaf until the end? The answer is that the sequence (tarteeb) is a condition (shart), and the rites of Umrah must be performed in their prescribed order. Therefore: ▪️OPTION 2: She remains in ihram until she becomes pure. Then she performs tawaf and sa‘i. In practical terms, this is a feasible option if: * she is confident that she will become pure within a reasonable timeframe that still allows completion of tawaf and sa‘i. * The travel itinerary is flexible enough to allow her to wait in ihram without difficulty. ----- ▪️OPTION 3: Make a condition when entering ihram (istithnaa) If she wants to do Umrah but fears that her period may start before she completes it, or it may continue until she leaves Makkah (if she's already on her menses), she can make a condition when entering ihram. This is based on the hadith of Aisha (agreed upon), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon Duba‘ah bint al-Zubayr, and he said to her: “Perhaps you intend to perform Hajj?” She replied: “By Allah, I do not see myself except as being ill.” So he said to her: “Perform Hajj and make a condition, and say: ((اللَّهُمَّ مَحِلِّي حَيْثُ حَبَسْتَنِي)). ‘O Allah, my place of exiting ihram is wherever You prevent me.’” So if her period comes and she can't complete the Umrah, she leaves ihram and there is nothing required from her. Sheikh Uthaymin rahimahullah explained: "The conditional stipulation in Hajj is that when a person enters into the state of ihram, they say: “If I am prevented by anything, then my place of exiting ihram is wherever You prevent me.” This stipulation is not a Sunnah to make except when there is a fear of something such as illness, a woman fearing that she may come on her period, or a