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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a menstruating woman attending the Eid prayer

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Question:
Salih ibn Khumays the Shaykh says: Shaykh, is it permissible for a woman to attend the Eid prayer even if she is menstruating? May Allah honor you.

Answer:
Yes, it is confirmed that it is her right to attend the Eid prayer even if she is menstruating, but she must stay away from the prayer area and listen to the dhikr, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, as in the hadith of
Umm 'Atiyyah: We were ordered to send out the young girls and the confined womenأم عطية أمرنا أن نخرج العواتق والحير
take part in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers. But the menstruating women should keep away from the Musalla (praying place).يشهدن دعوة المسلمين ويعتزل الحيض المصلى.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1652
Yes.
Source حضور الحائض صلاة العيد — alfawzan.live

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