Q: I went to
Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Makkah, the Honored) with my wife
in Ramadan this year with the intention of performing `Umrah (lesser pilgrimage). We traveled from
Abha
while my wife was menstruating. When we arrived at
the Miqat (site for entering the ritual state for Hajj and `Umrah) of the people coming from Yemen
she found out that her period had ended and entered Ihram (ritual state for Hajj and `Umrah) with the intention of performing `Umrah. When we arrived at
Al-Haram
she found that she had started bleeding again and so did not observe the rituals of `Umrah. (Part No. 10; Page No. 382) We then went to
Jeddah
and when she became pure we engaged in intercourse several times. Later after `Eid-ul-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking the Fast) we went to
Makkah
and she made up for the first `Umrah. Is there anything due upon her?
A:
The sexual intercourse you engaged in nullified your wife's `Umrah. Consequently, she must continue its rituals until she finishes them in full. She is to make up for the `Umrah and assume Ihram once more from the Miqat from which she entered for the first `Umrah that was nullified. She has to finish the rituals of `Umrah, such as Tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka`bah), Sa`y (going between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah) and shortening her hair. She must also offer a sacrificial sheep in
Makkah and distribute its meat among the poor of the Haram as a Fidyah (ransom) for engaging in intercourse.You must both make Tawbah (repentance to Allah) to Allah Almighty for engaging in intercourse before Tahallul (removal of the ritual state for Hajj and `Umrah).May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
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