in a state of ihrām for hajj only (ifrād) or combining ʿumrah and hajj (qirān) and you performed the saʿy after the arrival circumambulation (ṭawāf al-qudūm), then no further saʿy is required of you after the ṭawāf al-ifāḍah; the earlier saʿy is sufficient.

However, if you were performing tamattuʿ, or you were in qirān or ifrād but did not perform the saʿy after the ṭawāf al-qudūm, the saʿy remains outstanding and you must complete it. You have to go between Ṣafā and Marwah for seven circuits with the intention of the saʿy of ḥajj. Should you have had marital relations with your wife during this period, you must slaughter a sheep as a compensatory sacrifice (dam jabrān) and distribute its meat to the poor of Makkah.

Question: With respect to the first part of the inquiry—his mother being injured while performing ʿumrah—suppose she did not die but became unable to walk or stand; what should be done?

Answer: She should be carried while the circumambulation is performed; it is not sufficient for her son to complete the rites on her behalf, because carrying her is not difficult. Therefore she may be carried for the ṭawāf or for the saʿy, and she thereby completes the rites herself.

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A Woman’s Slaughtering

Question: Is it permissible for a woman to slaughter the uḍḥiyah on behalf of a man if, for example, he is absent?

Answer: There is no objection to a woman’s slaughtering. A woman may slaughter a sheep, a camel, or any other animal, and her slaughtered meat is lawful to eat, whether it is an uḍḥiyah or otherwise. However, if the uḍḥiyah is being slaughtered on behalf of another person, his permission and authorisation are required, for deputising someone to slaughter the uḍḥiyah is not valid without the owner’s consent, whether the deputy is a man or a woman, because the uḍḥiyah is an act of worship and an act of worship