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Waiting
until she becomes pure
Question:
There is no doubt that the tawaaf
known as al-ifaadhah
is one of the pillars and essential acts of the Hajj. If the
menstruating women did not perform it due to lack of time
and the time was not such that she could wait for her menses
to end, what is the ruling concerning that?
Response:
It is obligatory upon her and her guardian to wait until she
becomes pure and then to perform the tawaaf
al-ifaadhah.
This is based on the Prophet's (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam)
statement when he was told that Safiyyah had received her
menses:
((Is
she going to hold us up?)).
When
he was told that she had performed the tawaaf
al-ifaadhah,
he said:
((Then
let's go)).
If
she is not able to wait but she has the ability to return
to Makkah
to perform the tawaaf,
then she may travel and return after she becomes pure to perform
the tawaaf.
If she does not have the ability to return or she fears that
she would not be able to return, like those who live in far
away places from Makkah,
like the people of the West, Indonesia and so forth, then,
according to the correct opinion, she may protect [her blood
from dripping on to the floor] and perform the tawaaf
with the intention of Hajj. This is considered permissible
by a number of scholars, including Shaykh
al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah and his student ibn al-Qayyim
as well as other scholars.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Fataawa al-Mar.ah
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