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.
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