What to do if a Woman starts Menstruating after the Ihrām of Umrah?

22nd April 2019

 

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Question: I’ve travelled for Umrah and put my Ihrām on. However, my bleeding started whilst I was on the plane after making the intention of Ihrām. My periods are for ten days and we will be staying in Makkah for five days only. What should I do? If I decide to break my Ihrām then what happens after that? And what if I remain in the state of Ihrām until I go to Madinah then can I come back to perform Umrah once I am clean? Please guide me in this matter.

 

الجواب حامداً و مصلياً

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer

In reference to your query, you have two options; the first option is to remain in the state of Ihrām and go to Madinah Munawwarah until you become clean. After becoming clean, come back to Makkah Mukarramah in the same Ihrām and perform your Umrah. This is the correct option and should be done in the aforementioned situation. There is no penalty for leaving the boundaries of haram in the state of Ihrām.[1]

The second option is to break the Ihrām by cutting the hair and leave for Madinah. Once you become clean then put on your Ihrām and do qadha for the Umrah you breeched. This, however, is not the appropriate option but should you do it anyways then a dam (sacrifice of a sheep or goat) will be compulsory for breaking the Ihrām.[2]

 

 

[Allāh Knows Best]

 

Written by:  Apa Sajeda        Reviewed by: Mufti Abdul Waheed

Attested by: Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam      

JKN Fatawa Department

 

[1] Ibn Ābideen, Durrul Mukhtār wa hashiyah Ibn Ābideen Shāmi, Kitābul Hajj, Bāb Al-Jinayaat Fil Hajj, vol 2 p. 554

فِيهِ رَدٌّ عَلَى صَاحِبِ الدُّرَرِ وَصَدْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَابْنِ كَمَالٍ حَيْثُ أَطْلَقُوا وُجُوبَ الدَّمِ بِخُرُوجِهِ قَبْلَ التَّحَلُّلِ ثُمَّ رُجُوعِهِ، فَإِنَّ ذَاتَ الْخُرُوجِ مِنْ الْحَرَمِ لَا يَلْزَمُ الْمُحْرِمَ بِهِ شَيْء.

Ibn Humām, Fathul Qadeer, Kitāb al-Hajj,Bāb al-Jinayat, vol 3 p. 65

قَالَ (فَإِنْ لَمْ يُقَصِّرْ حَتَّى رَجَعَ وَقَصَّرَ فَلَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ فِي قَوْلِهِمْ جَمِيعًا) مَعْنَاهُ: إذَا خَرَجَ الْمُعْتَمِرُ ثُمَّ عَادَ؛ لِأَنَّهُ أَتَى بِهِ فِي مَكَان فَلَا يَلْزَمُهُ ضَمَانُهُ.

[2] Kasāni, Badā’i Sanāi, Kitāb al-Hajj, Fasl Sharait jawaz Sa’ee, vol 2 p. 170

واالاصل فى جنس هذه المسائل ان كل من لزمه رفض عمرة فرفضها فعليه لرفضها دم النه تحلل منها قبل وقت التحلل فيلزمه الدم

كالمحصر و عليه عمرة مكانها قضاء النها قد وجبت عليه بالشروع فاذا افسدها يقضيها

Badruddin Al-ayni, Umdatul Qari, Kitāb al-Hajj, Bāb Al-Ia’timaar Ba’dalhajj Bighayri Hadyin, vol 10 p. 123

والرافضة عِنْده عَلَيْهَا دم للرفض، وَعَلَيْهَا عمرة