Conducting marriage contract with a Muhrim woman


A: Your wife must avoid doing the things which are prohibited during Ihram because she is still in a state of Ihram and must therefore return to Makkah and complete the rites of her `Umrah which include Tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka`bah), Sa`y (going between Safa and Marwah during Hajj and `Umrah) and shortening her hair. Afterwards, she is to return to the Miqat (site for entering the ritual state for Hajj or `Umrah) from which she entered Ihram for her previous `Umrah which she did not complete, and enter the state of Ihram for another complete `Umrah to make up for her previous one. This is because that `Umrah was nullified by intercourse and she must slaughter a sheep that meets the specifications of Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) in Makkah and distribute its meat among its poor due to engaging in sexual intercourse before Tahallul (removal of the ritual state for Hajj and `Umrah) on her second `Umrah. When she makes Tahallul from her second `Umrah, you may conduct a second marriage contract since the first is invalid because it was conducted during your wife's Ihram for `Umrah.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.


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