DELAYING MENSTURATION BY INJECTION
Salam Alaykum,
Is it permissible for a Woman to have an injection for the purpose of delaying mensturation to enable her go through ibadah like Hajj or Umrah?
Answer
Wa ʿAlaykumus Salām Wa Raḥmatullāhi Wa Barakātuh
In principle, a woman should not tamper with and alter the natural state of her body as created by Allāh ﷻ.
Generally, a woman would know her monthly cycle and may then make use of calculations to determine a suitable date to perform ʿUmrah.
The use of such injections would, however, be permitted under unavoidable circumstances such as in the case of Ḥajj wherein a woman would be unable to perform the obligatory Ṭawāf (al-Ziyārah) before her departure date from Makkah.
This is also provided that it is done under the medical guidance of one’s doctor and is not proven harmful to the body.