{"_id":"676ac134631b2ecff5b5cb72","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What can a woman on her menses do during Umrah and Hajj?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If a woman is on her menses, how can she perform Umrah and Hajj?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"All acts of Hajj and Umrah can be performed during menstruation except Tawaf. This is based on the authentic hadith where the Prophet ﷺ told Aisha when she got her period during Hajj: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“Do everything that the pilgrim does except Tawaf around the Kaaba” (Bukhari and Muslim).\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nIf a woman cannot wait in Makkah until her period is over, she has a few options:\\n\\nIf the bleeding is sporadic, she can perform the Tawaf during a period when there is no bleeding. To check for purity, she should insert a folded napkin or cloth between the inner labial lips and check if the napkin is unstained by menstrual bleeding or stained by clear or white normal vaginal discharge. This is the view of the Maliki school and an alternate view in the Shafi'i school.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"If she must leave Mecca and cannot wait, she can perform Tawaf but will be required to slaughter a cow or a camel according to the Hanafi school.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"She can wait until she reaches a place where she is unable to return to Mecca, like the airport terminal. Then she can exit ihram by clipping at least three hairs and having someone slaughter a sheep or goat on her behalf. She will need to return to Mecca at some point in the future to perform the missed Tawaf, but she does not need to be in ihram for this. This is according to the Shafi'i school and is useful for women planning another Umrah or Hajj in the future.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nAdditionally, women can take pills to delay their period before going to Hajj or Umrah if it is deemed safe.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c23276e","tag":"Women: Menstruation and Bleeding","count":63},{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c232771","tag":"Hajj and Umrah: Women","count":16}],"createdOn":"2024-12-24T14:12:04.886Z"}