Tawaf
What is the ruling on a woman performing tawaf while she is menstruating?
Answer in brief
The scholars of the four schools hold that a menstruating woman is prohibited from performing tawaf, based on the hadith in which the Prophet SAW told Aisyah R.Anha to do everything a pilgrim does except tawaf until she is pure. If she performs it anyway, her tawaf is invalid and she must pay a dam. The Hanafi scholars hold that the tawaf is valid but requires a camel, and the same applies to a woman in postnatal bleeding and a person in a state of major ritual impurity.
Summary written by DHUMY from the Malay original and checked against it.
Jika perempuan haid itu mengingkari lalu melakukan tawaf, maka tawafnya tidak sah dan dia hendaklah membayar dam.
Source
HUKUM PEREMPUAN YANG DIDATANGI HAID MELAKUKAN TAWAFOffice of the Mufti of the Federal Territories · Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi · Published 10 September 2015
This page summarises a published fatwa; it is not a new ruling. For your own situation, read the full fatwa or consult the mufti office of your state.
Other questions on this topic
- Is the farewell tawaf (tawaf wada‘) still valid if a person falls asleep after completing it while waiting for transport that departs in the afternoon?
- Is tawaf invalid if a person touches the Kaabah while performing it, and what is the ruling for an umrah already completed in the past?
- Is a pilgrim on umrah required to perform the farewell tawaf before leaving Makkah for a visit to Taif?
- Is my tawaf or umrah valid if I carry a bag containing my shoes while performing it?
- Is it permissible to touch the wall of the Kaabah while performing tawaf during umrah?
- Is the tawaf ifadhah valid, and must it be repeated, if doubt about the number of circuits arises after the tawaf is finished?