Chapter: Mentioning the Hajj and Entering Makkah
It is recommended to perform ghusl (ritual bathing) for entering Makkah, because 'Abd Allah ibn Umar used to perform ghusl, then enter Makkah during the day, and it is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to do this. It is agreed upon (1). In Sahih al-Bukhari, it is mentioned that Ibn Umar, when he reached the boundary of the Haram (al-Haram), would cease the talbiyah, then spend the night at Dhu Tuwa, then pray the Subh (dawn) prayer, perform ghusl, and report that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to do that. This is also because Makkah is a gathering place for the people of worship, so when one heads toward it, it is recommended for him to perform ghusl, just like one who is going out to the Jumu'ah prayer. The woman is like the man, even if she is menstruating or bleeding following childbirth, because of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to 'Aishah when she began to menstruate: "Do what the pilgrim does, except that you do not circumambulate the House" (2). And because ghusl is intended for cleanliness, and this is achieved even with menstruation; therefore, it is recommended for her. This is the school of al-Shafi'i. It was practiced by 'Urwah, al-Aswad ibn Yazid, 'Amr ibn Maymun, and al-Harith ibn Suwayd.
(1) Reported by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter of One Who Stays at Dhu Tuwa..., from the Book of Hajj. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/222. And Muslim, in: The Chapter of the Recommendation of Spending the Night at Dhu Tuwa..., from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/919. It was also reported by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of Entering Makkah, from the Book of Rites. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/432. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter of Entering Makkah, from the Book of Rites. Al-Mujtaba 5/157. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter of Entering the House During the Day, from the Book of Rites. Sunan al-Darimi 2/70. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 2/14, 157. And al-Bayhaqi, in: The Chapter of Ghusl for Entering Makkah, from the Book of Hajj. Al-Sunan al-Kubra 5/71.
(2) Reported by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter of How Menstruation Began..., and the Chapter of The Menstruating Woman Performing the Rites..., from the Book of Menstruation, and in: The Chapter of The Menstruating Woman Performing the Rites, from the Book of Hajj, and in: The Chapter of Sacrificial Animals for Travelers and Women, and The Chapter of One Who Slaughtered a Sacrifice for Someone Else..., from the Book of Sacrifice. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/84, 7/129, 132. And Muslim, in: The Chapter of Clarifying the Forms of Ihram..., from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/873. And Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of Ifrad in Hajj, from the Book of Rites. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/413. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter of What a Muhrima (female pilgrim in ihram) Does If She Menstruates, from the Book of Purification, and in: The Chapter of How Menstruation Began..., from the Book of Menstruation, and in: The Chapter of Omitting the Basmalah upon Initiating Ihram, from the Book of Rites. Al-Mujtaba 1/125, 126, 147, 5/121. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter of The Menstruating Woman Performing the Rites Except for Circumambulation, from the Book of Rites. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/988. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter of What the Pilgrim Does If She Is Menstruating, Sunan al-Darimi 2/44. And Imam Malik, in: The Chapter of A Menstruating Woman Entering Makkah, from the Book of Hajj. Al-Muwatta 1/411. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/364, 6/39, 219, 273.
