A menstruating woman may perform সাঈ between Safa and Marwa because ritual purity is not a condition for the validity of সাঈ জমহুর উলামাদের মতে. নবী করীম told Aisha to do everything a হাজী does except তাওয়াফ, which means সাঈ is permitted. However, সাঈ must follow a valid তাওয়াফ, so she should perform সাঈ after completing তাওয়াফ once she is pure.
The majority of scholars agree that ritual purity (taharah) is not a condition for the validity of সাঈ between Safa and Marwa. This is because সাঈ is not performed inside the মসজিদুল হারাম itself, and নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) told Aisha to do everything that a হাজী does except তাওয়াফ around the কাবা শরীফ. Since সাঈ was not excluded, it indicates that purity is not required for it.
Sheikh Ibn Baz confirmed that সাঈ is valid without অযু and without গোসল, stating that purity is মুস্তাহাব (mustahabb) but not required for সাঈ. However, he clarified an important practical point: since সাঈ must come after a valid তাওয়াফ, and তাওয়াফ requires purity, a menstruating woman should first wait until she is pure, perform গোসল, do her তাওয়াফ, and then perform সাঈ. She cannot perform সাঈ before doing her তাওয়াফ.
Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen added that in the case of হজ্জ, if a woman has already performed তাওয়াফ al-Qudum before her menses began and has not yet done সাঈ, she may perform সাঈ even while menstruating, since it follows a valid তাওয়াফ. The key distinction is that সাঈ itself does not require purity, but its prerequisite — তাওয়াফ — does.
নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said to me: 'Do everything that the হাজী does, except do not perform তাওয়াফ around the House until you are pure.'
নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said to me: 'Do everything that the হাজী does, except do not perform তাওয়াফ around the House until you are pure.'
I arrived in মক্কা মুকাররমা while I was menstruating, so I did not perform তাওয়াফ around the House or between Safa and Marwa. I complained to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'Do what the হাজীগণ do except that you do not perform তাওয়াফ around the House until you are purified.'
I arrived in মক্কা মুকাররমা while I was menstruating, so I did not perform তাওয়াফ around the House or between Safa and Marwa. I complained to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'Do what the হাজীগণ do except that you do not perform তাওয়াফ around the House until you are purified.'
Scholars from different schools of Islamic jurisprudence offer varying perspectives on this matter.
Purity is not a condition for সাঈ. A menstruating woman may perform সাঈ, but it must follow a valid তাওয়াফ. সাঈ without prior তাওয়াফ is not valid.
Al-Hidayah: সাঈ does not require the conditions of সালাত, unlike তাওয়াফ.
Purity is মুস্তাহাব but not required for সাঈ. A menstruating woman may perform সাঈ if she has already completed a valid তাওয়াফ before her menses began.
Al-Mudawwanah: purity is mustahabb for সাঈ but not wajib.
Purity is not a condition for সাঈ. The Shafi'i school explicitly distinguishes between তাওয়াফ (which requires purity) and সাঈ (which does not).
Al-Majmu' by al-Nawawi: সাঈ is valid without অযু or গোসল.
Purity is মুস্তাহাব but not a condition for সাঈ. A menstruating woman may perform সাঈ after a valid তাওয়াফ.
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah: purity is not among the conditions of সাঈ.
This is a scholarly summary, not a personal fatwa. Consult your scholar for personal rulings.
নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said to me: 'Do everything that the হাজী does, except do not perform তাওয়াফ around the House until you are pure.'
Sahih al-Bukhari #305 (sahih)I arrived in মক্কা মুকাররমা while I was menstruating, so I did not perform তাওয়াফ around the House or between Safa and Marwa. I complained to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'Do what the হাজীগণ do except that you do not perform তাওয়াফ around the House until you are purified.'
Sahih Muslim #1211 (sahih)