Define Menses during Hajj and umrah | Mina in Makkah

Define Menses during Hajj and umrah | Mina in Makkah – Question: If a woman gets menstruation at Mina on 10th Dhul-Hijjah before doing Tawafal-Ifadah and she cannot stay for few days in Mina/Makkah, due to her return flight booked to home country, what should she do?

Answer:If a woman who cannot stay at Mina/Makkah due to her return flight to her home country and she isnot in a position to come back to do Tawafal-Ifadah, in that case she can put a cloth on her private parts and do Tawafal-Ifadah.(This decision is given by Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah and Allamah Ibn Al-Qayyim published inUrdu News Saudi Arabia on 27th  February 2001 corresponding to 4th  Dhul-Hijjah 1421H.)

Define Menses during Hajj and umrah | Mina in Makkah – Question: If a woman gets menstruation on 10th Dhul-Hijjah after Tawafal-Ifadah, what should she do?

Answer: If she starts to have menses after Tawafal-Ifadah, and she cannot wait in Mina/Makkah till her menses stops, in that case she can leave Makkah without doing Farewell Tawaf (Tawafal-Wida‘) as menstruating women are excused from doing Farewell Tawaf.

 Question: Can a woman intending to do Umrah/Hajj, use the pill to delay the Menstruation?

Answer:Yes, she can use the pill (Tablets which contain hormones) to delay the menstruation. These tablet should be started with consultation of a doctor; usually they are taken 4-5 days before the expected date of menses and can be continued for 10-14 days. Effect of the pill will remain till the tablets are continued and bleeding will start after 2-3 days of stopping the pill 2.They must sacrifice an animal (camel). NOTE: This sacrifice of animal (camel) will be separate from the sacrifice of Hajj.

Question: What is the fine if compulsory acts (Wajibat) of Hajj are missed?

Answer: Let us remind ourselves the compulsory acts of Hajj.The compulsory acts of Hajj are as follows:

• 1.Assuming Ihram from Meeqat.
• 2.Stay at Arafat on 9th Dhul-Hijjah from the afternoon until a part of the night.
• 3.Spending the night (between 9th and 10th  Dhul-Hijjah) at Muzdalifah.
• 4.Stoning the Jamarat (Pillars).(the Holy Mosque of Makkah Shareef )
• 5.The Farewell Tawaf (Note: Menstruating women are excused from the Farewell Tawaf, if they have to travel back).If any of the compulsory act is not performed, one has to offer a sacrifice of an animal (sheep) to compensate for the omission.

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