The ruling on a menstruating woman remaining in the mosque and passing through it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: A menstruating woman is allowed to stay in the mosque if she performs wudu. How is that? Majourin, how can a menstruating woman enter the mosque and sit in it while she is menstruating? Majourin?
Answer:
If a person is in a state of major ritual impurity, such as janabah or menstruation, and needs to sit in the mosque, he should perform wudu, because wudu alleviates the state of impurity. If he performs ghusl, that is better and more expiatory for the sin. As for merely passing through, or taking a need from the mosque, there is no harm in that for a menstruating woman or a person in a state of janabah, except for passersby. It is permissible for a menstruating woman or a person in a state of janabah to pass by the mosque, and it is permissible for him to take a need from it and leave; there is no harm in that. This is because Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to bring him the khumrah from the mosque. She said that she was menstruating, and he said: Yes,
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: A menstruating woman is allowed to stay in the mosque if she performs wudu. How is that? Majourin, how can a menstruating woman enter the mosque and sit in it while she is menstruating? Majourin?
Answer:
If a person is in a state of major ritual impurity, such as janabah or menstruation, and needs to sit in the mosque, he should perform wudu, because wudu alleviates the state of impurity. If he performs ghusl, that is better and more expiatory for the sin. As for merely passing through, or taking a need from the mosque, there is no harm in that for a menstruating woman or a person in a state of janabah, except for passersby. It is permissible for a menstruating woman or a person in a state of janabah to pass by the mosque, and it is permissible for him to take a need from it and leave; there is no harm in that. This is because Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to bring him the khumrah from the mosque. She said that she was menstruating, and he said:
Your menstruation is not in your hand
إن حيضتك ليست بيدكThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/231 — archive.org (3:00)
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