22nd July 2025
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
Question: I need some advice and clarification in the case of three possible scenarios please. I am travelling for ʿUmrah in a couple of weeks’ time. My questions are:
- What do I do if I come into ihrām and then start my period before tawāf and saʿī?
- How do I get out of ihrām in the above-mentioned situation?
- Should I come into ihrām for ʿUmrah if I am already on my period before reaching the mīqāt?
In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Thank you for your query.
- If a woman enters ihrām for ʿUmrah and then starts her menstrual cycle before performing tawāf and saʿī, then she must remain in ihrām and wait until her menstruation ends, thereafter perform ghusl, and then perform tawāf and saʿī. Menstruation does not invalidate the ihrām, nor does it remove its obligations.[1]
- You cannot exit ihrām until you have completed both tawāf and saʿī. If you began ʿUmrah after entering into ihrām, then menstruated before tawāf, you are still in ihrām, and the prohibitions of ihrām remain in effect. You must wait until your period ends perform ghusl then do tawāf, saʿī, and finally cut your hair to exit ihrām. A woman cannot exit ihrām before completing the ʿUmrah acts even due to menstruation.[2]
- Yes, you must still enter into ihrām at or before the mīqāt, even if you are menstruating. You cannot pass the mīqāt without ihrām if you intend to do ʿ Being in a state of haydh (menstruation) does not prevent you from making intention for ihrām. If you pass the mīqāt without ihrām, a dam will compulsory. [3]
[Allāh Knows Best]
Written by: Apa Sajeda Reviewed by: Mufti Abdul Waheed
Attested by: Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam
JKN Fatawa Department
[1] Ibnul Humam, Fathul Qadeer, Kitabul Manasik, vol 1 , Pg 166
قوله ولا تطوف بالبيت) لأنه في المسجد فيحرم، ولو فعلته الحائض كانت عاصية معاقبة وتتحلل به من إحرامها لطواف الزيارة وعليها بدنة كطواف الجنب، هذا والأولى عدم الاقتصار على التعليل المذكور، فإن حرمة الطواف جنبا ليس منظورا فيه إلى دخول المسجد بالذات، بل لأن الطهارة واجبة في الطواف، فلو لم يكن ثمة مسجد حرم عليها الطواف
[2] Fatawa Hindiyya, Kitābul Manasik, Babul Umrah, vol 1 p. 237
فإذا طاف وسعى وحلق يخرج عن إحرام العمرة
[3] Durrul Mukhtār wa hashiyah Ibn Ābideen Shāmi, Kitābul Hajj,vol 2 p. 467
وَلَكِنَّ الشَّرْطَ هُنَاكَ أَنْ لَا يُجَاوِزَ الْمِيقَاتَ إلَّا مُحْرِمًا وَالشَّرْطَ هُنَا أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَ الْحَرَمَ إلَّا مُحْرِمًا؛ لِأَنَّ تَعْظِيمَ الْحَرَمِ بِهَذَا يَحْصُلُ، فَإِنْ دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ فَأَحْرَمَ مِنْهَا فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ الْحَرَمِ فَيُلَبِّيَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ حَتَّى يَطَّوَّفَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَعَلَيْهِ دَمٌ؛ لِأَنَّهُ تَرَكَ الْمِيقَاتَ الْمَعْهُودَ فِي حَقِّهِ لِلْإِحْرَامِ فَهُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْآفَاقِيِّ يُجَاوِزُ الْمِيقَاتَ بِغَيْرِ إحْرَامٍ، ثُمَّ يُحْرِمُ وَرَاءَ الْمِيقَاتِ، وَهُنَاكَ يَلْزَمُهُ الدَّمُ إذَا لَمْ يَعُدْ لِتَأْخِيرِ الْإِحْرَامِ عَنْ مَكَانِهِوَلَكِنَّ الشَّرْطَ هُنَاكَ أَنْ لَا يُجَاوِزَ الْمِيقَاتَ إلَّا مُحْرِمًا وَالشَّرْطَ هُنَا أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَ الْحَرَمَ إلَّا مُحْرِمًا؛