and must end her consecrated state by offering a sacrificial animal, but her Hajj would not be complete because she has not circumambulated. This is difficult, since she would then not have fulfilled the obligatory rite.

Or it may be said: she should return to her country without having completed the second stage of release from consecration. In that case, she may not marry; and if she is already married, her husband may not have relations with her. If her husband dies or divorces her, she may not marry, because she remains in a state of consecration. This entails immense hardship.

Or it may be said: she must remain in Mecca, which is not feasible.

Or it may be said: she may circumambulate out of necessity. This was the view chosen by Shaykh al-Islam (1), and it is correct. However, she must take precautions to ensure that the blood does not flow into the mosque and defile it