Women may combine namazs during Hac exactly as men do. At Arafat, women combine Dhuhr and Asr (jam taqdim), and at Muzdelife they combine Maghrib and Isha (jam ta'khir). Women who are traveling may also shorten four-rak'ah namazs to two. There is no difference between men and women in this ruling, as the concession applies to all hacilar.
Women are permitted to combine and shorten namazs during Hac in exactly the same manner as men. There is no distinction between men and women regarding the concessions of combining (jam) and shortening (qasr) namazs during travel and at the specific Hac sites. All scholars agree that the rulings of combining namazs at Arafat and Muzdelife apply equally to women.
At Arafat, all hacilar — men and women — combine Dhuhr and Asr namazs at the time of Dhuhr (jam taqdim), shortening each to two rak'ahs. At Muzdelife, they combine Maghrib and Isha at the time of Isha (jam ta'khir), with Isha shortened to two rak'ahs. Sheikh Ibn Baz confirmed that these concessions are Sunnah and apply to every haci regardless of gender.
Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen further clarified that women who are traveling for Hac may shorten the four-rak'ah namazs (Dhuhr, Asr, and Isha) to two rak'ahs throughout their journey, just as male travelers do. The shortening applies when they are considered travelers, and the combining applies at the specific Hac locations as part of the Sunnah of Hz. Peygamber. Women who are residents of Mekke shorten at Arafat and Muzdelife due to the Sunnah of the rite, not due to travel.
Hz. Peygamber (sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem) combined Dhuhr and Asr namazs at Arafat with one adhan and two iqamahs, and he combined Maghrib and Isha at Muzdelife with one adhan and two iqamahs.
Hz. Peygamber (sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem) combined Dhuhr and Asr namazs at Arafat with one adhan and two iqamahs, and he combined Maghrib and Isha at Muzdelife with one adhan and two iqamahs.
Hz. Peygamber (sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem) used to combine Maghrib and Isha namazs when traveling.
Hz. Peygamber (sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem) used to combine Maghrib and Isha namazs when traveling.
Scholars from different schools of Islamic jurisprudence offer varying perspectives on this matter.
The Hanafi school permits combining namazs at Arafat (Dhuhr and Asr) and Muzdelife (Maghrib and Isha) only, as these are specific to the Hac rites. Women follow the same ruling as men at these locations.
Al-Hidayah: combining namazs is specific to Arafat and Muzdelife in Hac.
Women may combine namazs during Hac as men do. The Maliki school also permits combining namazs during travel for both genders.
Al-Mudawwanah: the concessions of travel and Hac apply to women as they apply to men.
Women are included in all the concessions of combining and shortening namazs during travel and at Hac sites, without distinction from men.
Al-Majmu' by al-Nawawi: no scholar distinguished between men and women regarding travel concessions.
Women combine and shorten namazs during Hac exactly as men do. This is established by the practice of Hz. Peygamber's wives during Hac.
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah: Hz. Peygamber's wives participated in the same namazs at Arafat and Muzdelife.
This is a scholarly summary, not a personal fatwa. Consult your scholar for personal rulings.
Hz. Peygamber (sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem) combined Dhuhr and Asr namazs at Arafat with one adhan and two iqamahs, and he combined Maghrib and Isha at Muzdelife with one adhan and two iqamahs.
Sahih Muslim #1218 (sahih)Hz. Peygamber (sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem) used to combine Maghrib and Isha namazs when traveling.
Sahih al-Bukhari #1107 (sahih)