Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to stay inside the women’s prayer area?
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The questioner:
Nowadays, in some neighborhoods, we pray the festival prayer in the mosques.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
In some neighborhoods, we pray the festival prayer in the mosques, and there is a separate prayer area for the women. Is it permissible for menstruating women to stay inside the prayer area?
The Shaykh:
No, they do not enter the mosque. Menstruating women do not enter the mosque, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the mosque is not permissible for one in a state of major ritual impurity or a menstruating woman. However, she may be at the entrances, at the door, or in a car where she can hear the dhikr. Yes.
Nowadays, in some neighborhoods, we pray the festival prayer in the mosques.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
In some neighborhoods, we pray the festival prayer in the mosques, and there is a separate prayer area for the women. Is it permissible for menstruating women to stay inside the prayer area?
The Shaykh:
No, they do not enter the mosque. Menstruating women do not enter the mosque, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the mosque is not permissible for one in a state of major ritual impurity or a menstruating woman. However, she may be at the entrances, at the door, or in a car where she can hear the dhikr. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن تعتزل الحائض داخل مصلى النساء؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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