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If, however, the prohibition of circumambulation is due to something intrinsic to circumambulation itself, just as she is prohibited from other acts, or is due both to that and to the sanctity of the mosque, each constituting an independent ground for prohibition, then we say:

If necessity compels her to do so, such that she cannot perform Hajj without circumambulating while menstruating because she is unable to remain until she becomes pure, then the choice is between her circumambulating while menstruating and suffering harm incompatible with the Sharia. The Sharia does not require her to remain when doing so threatens her safety and property and leaves her unable to return to her family; nor does it require her to remain in Mecca when she is unable to do so and would suffer harm as a result.

The position of most scholars is that Hajj is not obligatory for someone who can perform it but cannot return to his family. There is a weak opinion that it is obligatory if he can remain there. However, where remaining entails harm that threatens his life, or where he is unable to earn a living, no scholar requires him to remain. Thus, she is not obliged to undertake a Hajj that would require her to reside in Mecca.

Many women, if they do not return with those with whom they performed Hajj, cannot return thereafter. Even supposing that she could return later, it cannot be required of her that