Is it obligatory to make up the prayers of the days of menstruation, and is it permissible to wash only the hair? I want a ruling on this.

The questioner : Is it obligatory to make up the prayers of the days of menstruation? And is it permissible to wash only the hair? I want a ruling on this.

The Shaykh : As for the prayer, yes, the answer to that is that the menstruating woman does not make up the prayer, by explicit text and scholarly consensus, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): And Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked, "What is the reason that the menstruating woman makes up the fast but does not make up the prayer?" She said: And on this basis, it is not obligatory for the menstruating woman to make up the prayer. As for the menstruating woman washing her head, there is nothing wrong with it during menstruation. What you have heard that this is not permissible is not correct. Rather, she may wash her head and her body and whatever she wishes. She may also use henna during her menstruation, and there is no blame on her for this. Yes.