A woman whose menses begin before she departs

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) began menstruating after the Tawaf al-Ifadah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of this, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is she going to hold us back?" I said: She began menstruating after performing the tawaf. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then she should depart along with the people."

It is narrated similarly from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and in it is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then there is no problem."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that she had begun menstruating. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May she be ruined! She is going to hold us back." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I said: "She had already performed the Tawaf on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then there is no harm. Tell her to set out with the people as well."

Al-Qasim bin Muhammad was asked about a woman who performed the Tawaf of the House on the Day of Sacrifice and then began menstruating before departing. He said: "May Allah have mercy on Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). All the Companions say that she has finished, except Sayyiduna Umar; he says that her last act should be the Tawaf of the House."

Tawus said: I never saw anyone differ with Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Ibn Abbas leave that person until he had established the matter for him. Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) differed with him concerning the woman who begins menstruating after the Tawaf. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "She may depart." Then they called the woman to whom this had happened, and she agreed with the view of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about a woman who begins menstruating after performing the Tawaf on the Day of Sacrifice. He said: "She may return home."

The view of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was that a menstruating woman, even if she had performed the Tawaf of the Day of Sacrifice, was to be kept in Makkah for seven days so that she could also perform the Tawaf of the day of departure.

Yazid bin Hani said: A woman performed the Tawaf, then began menstruating on the Day of Sacrifice after the Tawaf. Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked, and he said: "She may depart (she may return home; her Hajj is complete)."

Al-Harith bin Abdullah said: I asked Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about a woman who begins menstruating after the Tawaf. He said: "Her last act should be the Tawaf." Al-Harith said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told me the same." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) invoked against him and said: "You ask me about something you have already asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about, so that I would contradict him?"