Q- If a woman delivers a child on the day of Tarweeyah and begins post-natal bleeding after completing all of the major pillars of Hajj except the tawaaf and the sa’yi, but finds that the bleeding has begun to cease after ten days, should she make ghusl and complete the remaining pillar of Hajj?  

A- She should not make a ghusl and perform tawaaf until she is absolutely certain that her post-natal bleeding has completely stopped.   Once she is certain, she should then make ghusl and perform the tawaaf and sa’yi.  If she performs sa’yi before tawaaf there is no harm, because when the Prophet was asked about one who did that, he replied that there was no harm.  

Q- A menstruating woman put on the ihraam with the intention of performing Hajj from as-Sayl.  When she reached Makkah, she went to Jeddah out of necessity and her menses stopped there.  She then made a ghusl, combed her hair and completed her Hajj.  Is her Hajj considered valid, or does she have a penalty against her?  

A- Yes, her Hajj is correct and there is no penalty against her.  

Q- A concerned husband told the story of how he and his family came from Yanbu to do ‘Umrah and when they reached Jeddah, his wife began to menstruate.  Due to this fact, he did his ‘Umrah alone.  Given this situation, he wants to know what his wife was supposed to do?  

A- Regarding his wife, the ruling is that she should wait until her menses stops, then complete her ‘Umrah.  When Safeeyah’s menses began, the Prophet (saws) asked, “Will she delay us?”  They replied, “She has already made Tawaaf al-Ifaadah”.  He said, “Then, let us go”.  His question “Will she delay us?” is proof that the woman who menstruates before doing Tawaaf al-Ifaadah should wait until her menses ends before circling the “Ka’bah.  The tawaaf of  ‘Umrah is governed by the same ruling as the Tawaaf al-Ifaadah of Hajj, because it is a fundamental pillar of ‘Umrah.