The operative cause of the prohibition of fasting for a menstruating woman
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that a menstruating woman is not permitted to fast, so what is the operative cause of that?
Answer:
The operative cause of that is that Allah has forbidden fasting for her, and it is not obligatory for us to know the wisdom behind it. However, they said that fasting weakens her, and the loss of blood weakens her, and if fasting is added to that, it increases her weakness. The religion is one of ease and simplicity, not one of hardship. The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned this to us so that the loss of blood and fasting would not coincide for her. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that a menstruating woman is not permitted to fast, so what is the operative cause of that?
Answer:
The operative cause of that is that Allah has forbidden fasting for her, and it is not obligatory for us to know the wisdom behind it. However, they said that fasting weakens her, and the loss of blood weakens her, and if fasting is added to that, it increases her weakness. The religion is one of ease and simplicity, not one of hardship. The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned this to us so that the loss of blood and fasting would not coincide for her. Yes.
Source
الحكمة من نهي الحائض عن الصيام — alfawzan.live
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