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