Ihraam in the State of Menstruation

Q: If in a state of haidh I go for umrah/hajj and ihraam needs to be put on; do I go ahead and put it on or wait to take ghusl and then do so?

A: A woman intending Hajj or Umrah whilst in haidh or nifaas should have a bath and enter the state of ihram. She cannot read the salaah of ihram, so she will merely make the intention of ihram (for Hajj or Umrah) and read her talbiyah. Having done that, she will now be in the state of ihram and will have to avoid all the prohibitions of ihram. When she becomes clean, she will have a normal ghusl and complete the remaining rituals of Hajj or Umrah. Note that during haidh she cannot make tawaaf of the Ka’ba. Tawaaf should be performed after coming out of haidh.