How does a woman make up her prayers if she becomes pure before Maghrib or before Fajr? Which prayer does she make up first?
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The questioner : The questioner says: How does a woman make up her prayers if she becomes pure before Maghrib or before Fajr? Which prayer does she make up first?
The Shaykh : If she becomes pure before Maghrib, she must make up the Asr prayer, and she is not required to make up the Dhuhr prayer, because the time for Dhuhr has passed while she was menstruating, and a menstruating woman is not required to pray. If she becomes pure before Fajr, she is not required to make up any of the prayers, because the time for Isha ends at the middle of the night, and the period between the middle of the night and the Fajr prayer is not a time for the Isha prayer, according to the stronger opinion. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the time for Isha: And there is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicating that its time extends until the appearance of Fajr. This is unlike Asr, for the time for Asr is set until the sun turns yellow or until the shadow of every object becomes twice its length. However, a hadith was reported indicating that: As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 6:219 And no such report was found regarding Isha, so it remains at the first limit, which is the middle of the night. If the woman becomes pure after the middle of the night, she owes no prayer, neither Isha nor Maghrib.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
The Shaykh : If she becomes pure before Maghrib, she must make up the Asr prayer, and she is not required to make up the Dhuhr prayer, because the time for Dhuhr has passed while she was menstruating, and a menstruating woman is not required to pray. If she becomes pure before Fajr, she is not required to make up any of the prayers, because the time for Isha ends at the middle of the night, and the period between the middle of the night and the Fajr prayer is not a time for the Isha prayer, according to the stronger opinion. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the time for Isha:
It is until the middle of the night
إنها إلى نصف الليلWhoever catches one rak'ah of the Asr prayer before the sun sets has caught Asr
من أدرك ركعةً من صلاة العصر قبل أن تغرب الشمس فقد أدرك العصرThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.