Is Raml Legislated for Women in Ṭawāf?
Source: Fatāwā Amunpūrī by Shaykh Ghulām Muṣṭafā Ẓahīr Amunpūrī
❖ Question
Is raml (walking briskly with shoulders shaking) legislated for women during ṭawāf?
❖ Answer
No. Raml is not legislated for women.
❖ Scholarly Consensus
◈ Imām al-Nawawī (d. 676H):
((اتفق العلماء على أن الرمل لا يشرع للنساء كما لا يشرع لهن شدة السعي بين الصفا والمروة))
“The scholars are unanimously agreed that raml is not legislated for women, just as running intensely between Ṣafā and Marwah is not legislated for them.”
— Sharḥ Muslim 9/7
Conclusion
- Raml is a Sunnah specific to men during certain ṭawāfs.
- For women, neither raml in ṭawāf nor running between Ṣafā and Marwah is legislated.
- This ruling is agreed upon by the scholars.
