| Women's
Hajj |
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female pilgrim should be accompanied by her husband
or a person unmarriageable to her, for Ibn `Abbas
(may Allah be pleased with the son and his father)
said: I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)
saying, "A female pilgrim should not travel
except in the company of her husband or a person
unmarriageable to her." A man stood and said,
"O Messenger of Allah! My wife is going to
perform Hajj while I have listed myself among those
who will participate in a battle." He replied,
"Go and perform Hajj with your wife."
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| The
Hanafis and Hanbalis have held that a female pilgrim
should be accompanied by her husband or a person
unmarriageable to her. The Shafi`is have held that
she may be accompanied by her husband, a person
unmarriageable to her or by pious and upright women;
and some said that only one pious and upright woman
is enough. |
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| The
Malikis maintained that she can go in the company
of a trustworthy group if she could reach Mecca
in no more than full day. If a woman does not fulfill
this condition and goes to perform Hajj alone without
her husband or a relative unmarriageable to her,
her Hajj is valid but she shall bear the sin of
not abiding by the commands of Hajj. These conditions
are only required in the obligatory Hajj or `Umrah.
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| Seeking
the husband's permission to perform Hajj: |
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husband has no right to forbid his wife from performing
the obligatory Hajj or a votive Hajj, but he can
forbid her from going on a voluntary Hajj. In this
case, she is to bear the costs of the necessary
companion, but neither her husband nor the relative
unmarriageable to her is obliged to travel with
her. |
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| As
for the women giving birth to a child or having
monthly period, they should complete the Hajj rituals
except circumambulating the Sacred House. This is
based on the hadith of `A'shah (Allah may be pleased
with her) said: I came to Mecca while having my
monthly period and performed neither circumambulation
around the Sacred House nor Sa`i between Safa and
Marwah. I narrated this to the Prophet (peace be
upon him) who said: "Act as a pilgrim should
act but avoid circumambulation until you get pure."
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In
case she gets impure due to menstruation or childbirth
before performing the Arrival Circumambulation,
she is not obliged to perform it and nothing is
required from her.
In case she gets impure due to menstruation or childbirth
before performing the Ifadah Circumambulation, she
should maintain her state of Ihram until she gets
pure and then circumambulate. |
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| Malikis,
Shafi`is and Hanbalis held that her Circumambulation
would not be accepted so long as she is in the state
of menstruation. Hanafis maintained that her Circumambulation
is valid, yet undesirable and sinful. |
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| In
case she gets impure due to menstruation or childbirth
after performing the Ifadah Circumambulation, she
is not obliged to perform the Farewell Circumambulation.
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