Q: I would like to ask for guidance regarding a woman travelling for Umrah.
1. If a woman’s menses begins while she is in Madinah, before she reaches the Miqat, and she still needs to travel to Makkah for Umrah, what should she do? Should she enter into ihram at the Miqat while menstruating, and how should she proceed?
2. If her menses continue and she is unable to perform Umrah before her scheduled departure for her home country, what should she do in this situation? Is she required to remain in Makkah until she becomes pure and can perform Umrah, or is there another ruling that applies?
A: She should enter into ihraam before passing the miqaat. If she becomes paak in Makkah Mukarramah, then she should do her umrah.
If she does not become paak, then after returning to her country, she should get someone to slaughter a damm (i.e. a goat or sheep which can suffice for qurbaani) on her behalf in the precincts of the Haram with the intention of coming out of ihraam. When the animal is slaughtered, she will come out of the state of ihraam.
After slaughtering the animal, the meat of the animal should be distributed among the poor.
Note: If the umrah was not done and the woman returned to her country, then she will have to make qadha for the umrah she missed.
For further details, refer to:
https://muftionline.co.za/node/35789
https://muftionline.co.za/node/21461
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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