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Q- Can a woman perform Hajj if
her bleeding ceases before the forty-day post-natal period? And
if her bleeding does not stop, what should she do if she has
already made the intention for Hajj?
A- If her post-natal bleeding
stops before forty days, she should perform a Ghusl (i.e.
ritual bath), do her formal prayers and perform all the rites of
Hajj, including the Tawaaf, because there is no minimum
limit for the period of post-natal bleeding.
However, if the bleeding continues and she has already made her
intention for Hajj, she should perform a Ghusl, wear a
sanitary napkin and put on her Ihraam. The proof for
this is the case of 'Asmaa' bint 'Umays, may Allaah be pleased
with her, wife of Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, who
delivered a baby when the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam,
stopped at Thul-Hulayfah during his farewell Hajj. She
asked the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, what she should
do, and he replied, “Perform a Ghusl, wrap a cloth around
your privates and assume Ihraam.” She should then do all
of the rites of Hajj except for the Tawaaf, which should
only be done after her bleeding has stopped. The Prophet,
sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, prohibited menstruating women from
performing Tawaaf. He told 'Aa'ishah, may Allaah be
please with her, “Do everything that one performing Hajj does,
except circling the Ka’bah, until your menses stops”.
Post-natal bleeding is similar to menses; consequently the same
ruling applies. Allaah Knows best.
Q- How can a menstruating woman
pray the necessary two Rak'ahs of formal prayer at the time of
putting on the Ihraam (garments of Hajj)?
A- Wearing Ihraam has no
special formal prayer accompanying it, because it was not
recorded that the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam,
instructed his companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, to
perform this prayer, nor did he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam,
do it himself, nor did he approve of others doing it. Allaah
Knows best.
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