Is it permissible for a menstruating woman, if she enters the mosque, to pray the greeting of the mosque?
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The Shaykh : Yes, please, my brother, hurry.
The questioner : The woman is menstruating. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted her to enter the mosque, except that she should not circumambulate the House. So, does she pray the greeting of the mosque, or does she sit?
The Shaykh : She sits without praying. It is not permissible for her to pray. She sits in the mosque without praying.
The questioner : What is the evidence for this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The evidence is what I mentioned in the hadith, which is in Sahih al-Bukhari:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 4:704 So what does the pilgrim do? She enters the mosque, prays, circumambulates, sits, and reads the Qur'an. All of this is what the Messenger (peace be upon him) permitted for her, but he excluded prayer and circumambulation of the House from the permission.
The questioner : Is it not permissible for her to pray based on such a noble Prophetic hadith?
The Shaykh : Yes, and there are other hadiths stating that the woman does not pray and does not fast, but she makes up the fast and does not make up the prayer.
The questioner : The woman is menstruating. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted her to enter the mosque, except that she should not circumambulate the House. So, does she pray the greeting of the mosque, or does she sit?
The Shaykh : She sits without praying. It is not permissible for her to pray. She sits in the mosque without praying.
The questioner : What is the evidence for this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The evidence is what I mentioned in the hadith, which is in Sahih al-Bukhari:
Do what the pilgrim does, except that you do not perform tawaf and do not pray.
اصنعي ما يصنع الحاج غير أن لا تطوفي ولا تصليThe questioner : Is it not permissible for her to pray based on such a noble Prophetic hadith?
The Shaykh : Yes, and there are other hadiths stating that the woman does not pray and does not fast, but she makes up the fast and does not make up the prayer.
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