Prayer: Does the Prohibition for Junub or Menstruating Persons Apply Only Under the Dome or the Entire Shrine?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Prayer: Does the Prohibition for Junub or Menstruating Persons Apply Only Under the Dome or the Entire Shrine?
Question #422:
It is stated in the books on practical laws that it is not permissible for a junub person or a menstruating woman to enter the shrines of the Imams (a.). Please explain whether what is meant by the shrines is only the area beneath the dome or does it include all buildings connected to that area?
Answer #422:
The shrine means the area under the blessed dome and that which is commonly recognized as the shrine and the holy place where an Imam (a.) is buried. As far as the attached building and porches are concerned, they are not subject to the rules of the shrine; therefore, there is no problem in the entrance of a junub person or a menstruating woman in them except those sections that have the title of masjid.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer