The Ruling on the Fasting of a Menstruating Woman and the Wisdom Behind Exempting Her from Prayer
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Question:
Shaykh, regarding the exemption of the menstruating woman from prayer, do we say there is a wisdom behind exempting her from prayer?
Answer:
The Sunnah is this, and this is by the consensus of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Those who make it obligatory for her to fast are the Khawarij. As for the people of the Sunnah and the community in their entirety, they hold that the menstruating woman breaks her fast, because the discharge of blood weakens her, so they do not combine for her the weakening of fasting with the weakening caused by the discharge of blood, which is the source of her strength. This is from the mercy of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) toward her. Yes.
Shaykh, regarding the exemption of the menstruating woman from prayer, do we say there is a wisdom behind exempting her from prayer?
Answer:
The Sunnah is this, and this is by the consensus of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Those who make it obligatory for her to fast are the Khawarij. As for the people of the Sunnah and the community in their entirety, they hold that the menstruating woman breaks her fast, because the discharge of blood weakens her, so they do not combine for her the weakening of fasting with the weakening caused by the discharge of blood, which is the source of her strength. This is from the mercy of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) toward her. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 17 من 27|شرح أحاديث الصيام من كتاب المنتقى|باب ما جاء في المريض والشيخ والشيخة والحامل والمرضع — youtube.com (5:22)
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