Women, menstruation and mahram
Is a woman's umrah tawaf valid if spotting of blood appears less than 24 hours after completing it, and what should she do?
Answer in brief
A woman performing umrah may follow the al-laqt opinion, which treats the period of purity between bleeding (fatrah al-naqa') as a time of purity. She should perform the ritual bath and may complete her tawaf even if the menstrual blood returns afterwards, without waiting 24 hours. If blood is seen after the tawaf has ended and there is no convincing sign otherwise, it is presumed to have appeared after the tawaf. The tawaf is invalid only if she is certain she was menstruating while performing it.
Summary written by DHUMY from the Malay original and checked against it.
Tidak disyaratkan menunggu 24 jam berhentinya darah untuk memulakan ibadah tawaf.
Source
AL-KAFI #894 : TOMPOKAN DARAH KURANG DARIPADA 24 JAM SEWAKTU UMRAHOffice of the Mufti of the Federal Territories · Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi · Published 13 November 2018
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.
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