If a woman goes for Hajj or to the shrine of the Imams and she gets her periods, despite taking tablets to delay them, is she allowed to enter the shrine of the Imams or continue the Hajj?
If a woman goes for Hajj or to the shrine of the Imams and she gets her periods, despite taking tablets to delay them, is she allowed to enter the shrine of the Imams or continue the Hajj?
Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 3 years ago
Bismihi ta'ala
In this case, for the acts of Hajj in which taharah is wajib, like tawaf and salat tawaf, she will need to readjust certain things, the details of which are in Fiqh books.
As for Ziyarah, she can still go to the holy shrines, but there are certain areas in which she will not be able to enter into. The boundaries of these areas differ in each shrine, and so she should ask until where is she able to go to.
And Allah knows best.