❀ Sharʿī Guidance for Women in Ḥayḍ (Menstruation) or Nifās (Postnatal Bleeding) During Hajj ❀
🖋 Written by: Shaykh Mubashshir Ahmad Rabbānī ḥafiẓahullāh
Question:
What should a woman do if she experiences menstruation or postnatal bleeding during Hajj?
Answer:
When the time came for departure to Minā on the 8th of Dhul-Ḥijjah, the Prophet ﷺ saw Sayyidah ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنها crying. He asked the reason, and she replied:
“I cannot perform Ṭawāf of the Kaʿbah, while everyone is going to Minā, and I am still in the state of ḥayḍ (menstruation).”
The Prophet ﷺ responded:
“Perform ghusl, wear your iḥrām, and do everything the pilgrims do — except do not perform Ṭawāf of the House (Kaʿbah).”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Ḥayḍ: Bāb taqḍī al-Ḥāʾiḍ al-Manāsik Kullahā illā Ṭawāf al-Bayt ḥadīth 305]
✿ Similar Incident:
When Sayyidah Asmāʾ bint ʿUmays رضي الله عنها gave birth to Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr during Hajj, the Prophet ﷺ instructed her:
“Perform ghusl, tighten your cloth (to prevent discharge), and then enter the state of iḥrām.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj: Bāb Ḥijjat an-Nabiyy ﷺ ḥadīth 1218]
Summary of Rulings for Women in Ḥayḍ or Nifās During Hajj:
➤ They should perform ghusl and enter iḥrām as usual.
➤ They should participate in all rites of Hajj:
✔ Wuqūf at ʿArafah
✔ Muzdalifah
✔ Rāmī (stoning)
✔ Sacrificing
✔ Shaving/cutting hair
➤ They must delay Ṭawāf al-Ifāḍah until they are pure from ḥayḍ/nifās.
