Woman in menses sitting in Masjid courtyard in Makkah and Madinah

Woman in menses sitting in Masjid courtyard in Makkah and Madinah

Woman in menses sitting in Masjid courtyard in Makkah and Madinah

Question

Is it permissible for a woman in menstruation to sit in the courtyard of al-Masjid al-Ḥarām and al-Masjid al-Nabawī without entering the building of the Masjids?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer

It is permissible for a woman in menses to sit in the courtyard of al-Masjid al-Nabawī and al-Masjid al-Ḥarām because it is not part of the Masjid.

قال ابن نجيم في البحر (١/٢٠٥): أما في جواز دخول الحائض فليس للفناء حكم المسجد فيه، انتهى. وقال الحصكفي في الدر (١/٦٥٧): (فحل دخوله لجنب وحائض) كفناء مسجد ورباط ومدرسة ومساجد حياض وأسواق لا قوارع، انتهى۔

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

22 Rajab 1440 / 28 March 2019

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmed and Mufti Muhammad Tahir

Note: Refer to our earlier answer regarding al-Masjid al-Aqsa.