What is the ruling on Umrah and prayer for a woman who experiences istihada—consisting of light brownish or pale yellowish spots—after menstruation of an undetermined duration, and she does not wish to depart without performing the rituals?
If you have entered into the state of for , you are not permitted to perform until you become pure from menstruation. This purification is indicated by either dryness (jufuf) or the white discharge (al-qassah al-bayda'). As long as you see blood, yellowish discharge, or brownish discharge connected to it, you are still considered to be menstruating. You must wait until you become pure, then you can perform the rituals. If you return to your country before becoming pure, you remain in the state of ihram until you return and perform the rituals, or you can release yourself from ihram as one who is prevented (muhsar) by sacrificing a hady (sacrificial animal) or by fasting ten days if you are unable to do so.
However, if you have not yet entered into ihram for Umrah, the matter is easier. You can return to your country without any difficulty. If you become pure before leaving Makkah and wish to perform Umrah, you must go outside the boundary (to the hill) to enter into ihram from there. If you have passed the without entering into ihram with the intention of Umrah, you must return to it to enter into ihram. Otherwise, a compensatory sacrifice (dam) is required, which should be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed among its poor.
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