Define Menses During Hajj and Umrah | Mina in Makkah

Hajj and Umrah is an spiritually journey that involves mandatory rituals , while Umrah is a spiritual journey that can be performed at any time of the year. Both journeys Hajj and Umrah have their own significance in Islam and require different amounts of time to complete.

Define Menses during Hajj and umrah | Mina in Makkah – Question: If a woman gets menstruation at Mina on 10th Dhul-Hijjah before doing Tawafal-Ifadah and she cannot stay for few days in Mina/Makkah, due to her return flight booked to home country, what should she do?

Answer:If a woman who cannot stay at Mina/Makkah due to her return flight to her home country and she isnot in a position to come back to do Tawafal-Ifadah, in that case she can put a cloth on her private parts and do Tawafal-Ifadah.(This decision is given by Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah and Allamah Ibn Al-Qayyim published inUrdu News Saudi Arabia on 27th  February 2001 corresponding to 4th  Dhul-Hijjah 1421H.)

Define Menses during Hajj and umrah | Mina in Makkah – Question: If a woman gets menstruation on 10th Dhul-Hijjah after Tawafal-Ifadah, what should she do?

Answer: If she starts to have menses after Tawafal-Ifadah, and she cannot wait in Mina/Makkah till her menses stops, in that case she can leave Makkah without doing Farewell Tawaf (Tawafal-Wida‘) as menstruating women are excused from doing Farewell Tawaf.

 Question: Can a woman intending to do Umrah/Hajj, use the pill to delay the Menstruation?

Answer:Yes, she can use the pill (Tablets which contain hormones) to delay the menstruation. These tablet should be started with consultation of a doctor; usually they are taken 4-5 days before the expected date of menses and can be continued for 10-14 days. Effect of the pill will remain till the tablets are continued and bleeding will start after 2-3 days of stopping the pill 2.They must sacrifice an animal (camel). NOTE: This sacrifice of animal (camel) will be separate from the sacrifice of Hajj.

Question: What is the fine if compulsory acts (Wajibat) of Hajj are missed?

Answer: Let us remind ourselves the compulsory acts of Hajj.The compulsory acts of Hajj are as follows:

• 1.Assuming Ihram from Meeqat.
• 2.Stay at Arafat on 9th Dhul-Hijjah from the afternoon until a part of the night.
• 3.Spending the night (between 9th and 10th  Dhul-Hijjah) at Muzdalifah.
• 4.Stoning the Jamarat (Pillars).(the Holy Mosque of Makkah Shareef )
• 5.The Farewell Tawaf (Note: Menstruating women are excused from the Farewell Tawaf, if they have to travel back).If any of the compulsory act is not performed, one has to offer a sacrifice of an animal (sheep) to compensate for the omission.

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