Should she enter ihraam for ‘umrah when she is menstruating?

Question

We are going to travel for ten days to do ‘umrah, and we will go to Madeenah first then to Makkah. But I will have my period when we go from Madeenah to Makkah. Of course everyone who is with us will enter ihram from Abyaar ‘Ali. Is it correct for me to enter ihram like them even though I will have my period, which will end when we are in Makkah? From where should I enter ihram in Makkah?.

Answers

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When menstruating women and women who are bleeding following childbirth come to the meeqaat, they should do ghusl and enter ihram and do all the rituals apart from Tawaaf around the Ka’bah.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1744; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Sunan Abi Dawood.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

A woman whose period begins before she enters ihram can enter ihram while menstruating, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded Asma’ bint ‘Umays, the wife of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both), who gave birth at Dhu’l-Hulayfah, to do ghusl and tie a cloth around herself, and enter ihraam. The same applies to menstruating women, and they should remain in ihram until they become pure (i.e., until their period or nifaas ends and they do ghusl), then they should do tawaaf around the Ka’bah and saa’i.

Sittoon Su’aalan fi Ahkaam al-Hayd.

Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fatawa (16/126):

When a menstruating woman or a woman who is bleeding following childbirth reaches the meeqaat, it is obligatory for her to enter ihraam, if that is for an obligatory Hajj or ‘umrah. If it is a voluntary pilgrimage and she has already performed the Hajj and ‘umrah that are required in Islam, then it is prescribed for her to enter ihram from the meeqaat just like other women who are pure (i.e., not menstruating or bleeding following childbirth).

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in al-Fatawa al-Kubra, 1/447:

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded menstruating women and women who were bleeding following childbirth to enter ihram and recite the Talbiyah etc, and to attend ‘Arafah and recite dhikr and du’aa’, and to stone the Jamaraat remembering Allah, and so on. He did not regard it as makrooh for them to do that, rather that is obligatory for them.