Rulings specific to women in Hajj

A woman performs Hajj as a man does, with a few small differences. Many scholars require that she travel with a mahram, and scholars discuss this in detail.

The steps

1. No idtiba‘, no ramal and no hurrying between the green markers, and the talbiyah in a low voice.
2. She avoids the niqab and gloves in ihram.
3. A menstruating woman does all the rites except tawaf until she is pure: she stands at Arafah, stays at Muzdalifah and Mina, and stones.
4. If a woman doing tamattu‘ gets her period before the Umrah tawaf and fears missing the Hajj, she joins Hajj to her Umrah and becomes a pilgrim doing qiran.
5. The farewell tawaf is waived for her if she is menstruating at the time of departure.
6. She may leave Muzdalifah after midnight.

The evidence

The Prophet ﷺ said to Aishah when her period came: “Do what the pilgrim does, except do not perform tawaf around the House until you are pure” (al-Bukhari 305, Muslim 1211).