Q 1: I performed Hajj this year with my wife who was (Part No. 11; Page No. 300) a few months pregnant. First, we performed Tawaf-ul-Qudum (circumambulation of the Ka`bah on arrival in Makkah), then we went to Mina and stayed the prescribed period. Afterwards, we went to `Arafah and came back to
Makkah
on the night before the `Eid and she ended her Hajj. While performing Tawaf-ul-Wada` (circumambulation of the Ka`bah on leaving Makkah) and in the third round my wife felt dizzy, so
I carried her outside the place of circumambulation. When she became conscious, we returned to complete the rounds of Tawaf-ul-Wada`, but she felt dizzy again and could not complete the rounds. Subsequently, we left the Haram due to her condition. Kindly tell us the ruling in this regard.
A:
She must offer a sacrificial animal
for not performing Tawaf-ul-Wada`, and it is to be slaughtered in
Makkah and distributed to the poor there, and she should not eat from it. The slaughtered animal should be as those acceptable for Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) of sheep, goats, or one-seventh of a camel or one-seventh of a cow. However, if she is unable, she should fast for ten days.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.