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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the ruling on a woman interrupting the prayer restricted to a menstruating woman?

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the ruling on a woman interrupting the prayer restricted to what came in the other narration, namely that it is the menstruating woman?

The Shaykh:
No. The menstruating woman, yes, it came in the hadith, but the meaning of "menstruating woman" is one who has reached the age of menstruation. This excludes the young girl who does not cause harm.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the roof of the mosque...

The Shaykh:
His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who menstruates (i.e., an adult woman) except with a head cover.لا يقبل الله صلاة حائض إلا بخمار
Sunan Ibn Majah 655Sahih (Darussalam)
means one who has reached the age of menstruation, otherwise a menstruating woman is not praying.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/256] هل قطع المرأة للصلاة مقيد بالمرأة الحائض؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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