‘Umrah and Menses

by | 3 May 2023 | Ḥajj & ‘Umrah, Q&A

Question:

Country: India

Assalamualaikum, I had a question regarding the impurity of menstruation while going to perform umrah, a woman in her periods/impure state is in ihram and crosses meeqat and stays in hotel in makkah as she cannot perform umrah, does she have to take ghusl in masjid e aisha to reenter in ihram or can she take ghusl in the hotel of makkah and then go to al haram and perform umrah??? My actual question is that does she have to go to masjid e aisha to perform ghusl and wear ihram again and then comeback to al haram for umrah OR can she perform ghusl in the hotel of makkah itself and then perform umrah. Jazakallah for replying.

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Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

She should make ghusl from her hotel room and perform ‘umrah. There is no need to go to Masjid ‘Ā’ishah to perform ghusl and re-enter iḥrām. [1]

And Allah knows best

(Mufti) Bilal al-Mahmudi


[1]

إذا أراد الدخول في الحج أحرم من الميقات كرابغ فيغتسل أو يتوضأ والغسل أحب وهو التنظيف فتغتسل المرأة الحائض والنفساء إذا لم يضرهم. (مراقي الفلاح. ص ٢٧٦. المكتبة العصرية)

(قوله: ودخول مسجد) أي يمنع الحيض دخول المسجد وكذا الجبانة. (البحر الرائق. ج ١ ص ٢٠٥. دار الكتاب الإسلامي)

قَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ :(وَدُخُولَ مَسْجِدٍ وَالطَّوَافَ) أَيْ يَمْنَعُ الْحَيْضُ دُخُولَ الْمَسْجِدِ، وَكَذَا الْجَنَابَةُ تَمْنَعُ لِقَوْلِهِ (عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ) «فَإِنِّي لَا أُحِلُّ الْمَسْجِدَ لِحَائِضٍ وَلَا جُنُبٍ». (تبيين الحقائق. ج ١ ص ٥٦. المطبعة الكبرى الأميرية – بولاق، القاهرة)

(محمود الفتاوى. ج ٤ ص ٥٠٩. مكتبه محموديه)