Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that we set out with the intention of performing only Hajj. When we reached Sarif, I began menstruating. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and I was crying. He asked: Have you started menstruating? I said: Yes. He said: This is something Allah has decreed for the daughters of Adam (women). Do everything that a pilgrim does, except that you should not perform the circumambulation (Tawaf) of the House of Allah.