Sharia fatwas.. Women's questions on their way to perform Hajj

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The guests of the Most Merciful, both men and women, began to go to the Holy Land to perform the Hajj, and the women fear falling into legal prohibitions that may make their Hajj unrewarded or underpaid.

Hence the importance of answering the questions that occupy the minds of women while they are on their way to perform the Hajj, as explained by Sheikh Hassan Mahmoud Al-Shel, the imam and preacher of a mosque in Lebanon.

When is Hajj obligatory for a woman?

She is obligated to perform Hajj while she is healthy and has enough money for her Hajj expenses.

Women and men are equal in the obligation of Hajj, which is obligatory for a sane, adult, free and able Muslim.

What is the ruling on a woman performing Hajj without the permission of her guardian or husband?

The obligatory Hajj does not require the husband’s permission for the able

woman, but she must perform Hajj even if her husband prevents her, who does not have the right to prevent her from performing the Hajj for the first time, because God Almighty says:

It is not permissible for a woman to travel for Hajj or for others without a mahram, because the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “

The legal description of a mahram is anyone who is permanently forbidden by a woman, by kinship, breastfeeding, or affinity, and it is a condition for the obligation of Hajj for a woman.

In addition to the husband who sings about the forbidden.

However, some jurists permitted her to go out for Hajj, if she had safe companionship, and she was of an advanced age, with no fear of sedition.

The taboos that women must avoid are the same as those that men must avoid (Reuters)

What are the legal controls for women's clothing during Hajj?

They are the guidelines for her dress in the solution, that it covers all of her body, does not heal or describe, and she can wear after that what she wants, except that she does not cover her face during Hajj.

Do Ihram clothes have certain colors that are popular with women?

Or are they baseless beliefs?

There are no specific colors for women’s clothing during Hajj, and she may wear whatever she wants, which has the function of covering, and the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, recommended the dress of white, and he said

What are the taboos on a woman when she held the intention of Ihram?

The taboos that a woman must avoid are those that are forbidden to a man, and they are perfume, shaving, clipping nails, marriage contracts, sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, and hunting.

What are the provisions of hair cutting for women?

Shaving is one of the rituals of Hajj. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

Because shaving the head of women is tantamount to deformation, so a woman cuts her hair from three places: on the right, middle and left, the length of a fingertip.

Sheikh Hassan Al-Shel: There is nothing wrong with a woman taking pills to delay her period, to roam with people and not be disrupted by the rituals of Hajj (communication sites)

It is said that Hajj is like jihad for women. Is this legally correct?

Lady Aisha asked the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him,

This is a tribute to women.

What do women do during crowds, which is an essential feature of Hajj?

The woman must be careful as much as she can, and avoid mixing with men as much as she can, and she may be surrounded by her mahrams, if they are present.

What is the day of perfusion for women?

For those who do not know, the day of Tarwiyah is the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah, and it is from the Sunnah that the pilgrim performs the ritual ablution of the impurity and the woman also washes, and then wears whatever clothes she wants, because nothing of the clothes is prohibited for her except the niqab and gloves, according to the saying of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him:

And there is the mustahabb ghusl to start the pilgrimage and make the intention with the heart, with a lot of the Talbiyah.

A woman should avoid mixing with men as much as she can, and she can be surrounded by her mahrams, if they exist (communication sites)

What is the ruling tawaaf al-Ifadah for a woman?

Tawaf al-Ifadah is one of the pillars of Hajj, and that is why a woman who is in need, after stoning, must go and do saa’i, and circulate between Safa and Marwa seven circuits.

Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to seek between Safa and Marwa?

It was reported that Mrs. Aisha entered Ihram for Umrah and menstruated, so the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, entered her crying, and said to her: “

?” Accordingly, a menstruating woman can run between Safa and Marwah.

Is it permissible for a woman to take medicines that delay her period in order to perform Hajj without menstruating?

A group of scholars issued a fatwa permitting this, including the fatwa of the scholar Professor Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi that there is nothing wrong with a woman taking pills to prevent menstruation to delay her period during the days of Hajj, so that she can circumambulate with people and not be disrupted by the rituals of Hajj.