Thursday, June 20, 2013

Fathwa - A nine-month-pregnant woman may perform Hajjor 'Umrah

Question
Hello To All, Please help me with this: What is the Hukem of doing Haj
or Umra for a 9th month pregnant woman? Best Regards, Rabab
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad,
is His Slave and Messenger.
It is permissible for the pregnant woman to offerHajj and 'Umrah
whether she is in the 9thmonth orany other month of pregnancy. Indeed,
it was proved thatAsmaa' bint 'Umayswent out for Hajj with the
Prophet, when she was pregnant and approaching full term, and she gave
birth at the Meeqaat as stated in the Hadeeth of Jaabirregarding the
description of the Hajj of the Prophet:"…Until he came to Thul
Hulayfah,and Asmaa' bint 'Umays gave birth to Muhammadibn Abi Bakr and
she senta message to the Messenger of Allaah, )asking what she should
do(. He, said: "PerformGhusl )ritual bath( and bandage your private
parts..."
We do not know any disagreement among scholars regarding the
permissibility of the Hajj of the pregnant woman; however, if she
fears harm for herself or if a trustworthy doctor tells her that going
for Hajj may cause harm or pose a risk to her or to her baby because
she is sick or weak or a similar reason, then she should not go for
Hajj that year for Allaah The Almighty says )what means(:
·}Allaah does not charge a soul except ]with that within[ its
capacity.{ ]Quran 2:286[
·}And do not kill yourselves ]or one another[. Indeed, Allaah is to
you ever Merciful.{ ]Quran 4:29[
This is also indicated by the words of the Prophet: "There should be
no harm nor reciprocal harm." ]Ibn Maajah, Ahmad and others[
Allaah Knows best.

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