Can a Woman in Menstruation Wear Ihram Before Becoming Pure? And Can She Enter the Grand Mosque in Madina?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

Can a woman in menstruation wear ihram before becoming pure? May she enter the Haram or walk in the Grand Mosque without performing rituals, such as to see the Ka‘ba or walk between Safa and Marwa? If menstruation begins in Madina, may she enter the Prophet’s Mosque to give salams, or stand in the courtyard and pray from there?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.

A woman on her menses is prohibited from entering any mosque, including the Haram of Makkah and the Grand Mosque of Madina. However, she can enter into the state of Ihram. Read the details below regarding this. She can also stand in the courtyard of the Grand Mosque of Madina to pay respect and send Salawat on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace).

Impermissible (Haram) Acts

According to the Hanafi School, while a woman is in a state of menstruation (hayd), it is impermissible (haram) to:

• Pray the prayer (fard, witr, sunna, and nafl)
• Prostrate (tilawa, shukr, tawba)
• Fast (fard, sunna, and nafl)
• Touch the Quran or a Quranic verse without a non-attached barrier
• Recite the Quran
• Enter any mosque
• Make tawaf (ziyara, ‘umra, sadr, qudum, sunna, and nafl)
• Engage in sexual intercourse

[Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

If a menstruating woman follows this command with the intention of submitting to Allah’s order, she is actually worshiping Allah during the entire time she refrains from engaging in these actions.

I would like you to go through the valuable answers and links below. In sha Allah, you will receive guidance and direction.

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• Menstrual Issues: Getting it right for the Hajj
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Menstruation Related

• Menstruation: A Comprehensive Reader – SeekersGuidance
• The Treasures of Family and Women
• A Muslim Woman’s Guide To Menstruation Rulings: Amazon.co.uk: Ackbarali, Naielah: 9781739599911: Books (Detailed Edition -Recommended book)
• myhayd.app | First Ever Islamic Period Tracking App Personalized For Muslim Women | Hayd Tuhr Istihadah Nifaas Pregnancy

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I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received a traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.