A questioner says: A menstruating woman slept during the night and woke up at seven in the morning to find that she had become pure, but she does not know when she became pure, before the dawn or
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : A menstruating woman slept during the night while she was menstruating and woke up at seven in the morning to find that she had become pure, but she does not know when she became pure, before the dawn or after it. Does she fast this day of Ramadan, and is it valid? Does she have to make it up or not? And what is your advice to the sisters who are menstruating in their final days regarding being very careful about this?
The Shaykh : According to the opinion of some scholars, this woman who woke up at seven and saw purity, but does not know whether it was before the dawn or after it, must abstain from food and drink and must make up the fast. She must abstain because she has become pure, and she must make it up because the fast for this day was not valid. As for the opinion of those who say that if a woman becomes pure during the day, she is not required to abstain, which is the stronger position, then this woman is not required to abstain because she is not certain that she became pure before the dawn, and the original state is the continuation of menstruation. So we tell her to remain not fasting for the rest of the day and to make up this day afterwards. In any case, this woman must make up the fast in every situation, whether we say that abstaining is obligatory for her or not, because we are not certain that she became pure before the dawn, and the original state is the continuation of menstruation.
The questioner : Do they have to be careful?
The Shaykh : And what does being careful mean?
The questioner : In the final days of the custom.
The Shaykh : Yes, and what does being careful mean?
The questioner : Being careful about purity before the time of prayer, meaning that as the time of prayer approaches, she checks for it.
The Shaykh : The original state is the continuation of menstruation, and as for being careful, I do not know its exact meaning, but the original state is the continuation of menstruation. So this is the last question.
The questioner : We are waiting for... the last ten days.
The Shaykh : 'Abd al-Rahman says the time is up, it is eleven o'clock now.
The questioner : I am asking for permission on behalf of the brothers, O Shaykh, regarding the last ten days, since you have cut off our session. May Allah reward you. In the next session.
The Shaykh : All right, we will give you five minutes.
The questioner : Give us what you have regarding the last ten days in terms of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), because there are questions regarding i'tikaf and the encouragement to stand in night prayer. We have not prepared anything; we want advice, O Shaykh, regarding the last ten days.
The Shaykh : According to the opinion of some scholars, this woman who woke up at seven and saw purity, but does not know whether it was before the dawn or after it, must abstain from food and drink and must make up the fast. She must abstain because she has become pure, and she must make it up because the fast for this day was not valid. As for the opinion of those who say that if a woman becomes pure during the day, she is not required to abstain, which is the stronger position, then this woman is not required to abstain because she is not certain that she became pure before the dawn, and the original state is the continuation of menstruation. So we tell her to remain not fasting for the rest of the day and to make up this day afterwards. In any case, this woman must make up the fast in every situation, whether we say that abstaining is obligatory for her or not, because we are not certain that she became pure before the dawn, and the original state is the continuation of menstruation.
The questioner : Do they have to be careful?
The Shaykh : And what does being careful mean?
The questioner : In the final days of the custom.
The Shaykh : Yes, and what does being careful mean?
The questioner : Being careful about purity before the time of prayer, meaning that as the time of prayer approaches, she checks for it.
The Shaykh : The original state is the continuation of menstruation, and as for being careful, I do not know its exact meaning, but the original state is the continuation of menstruation. So this is the last question.
The questioner : We are waiting for... the last ten days.
The Shaykh : 'Abd al-Rahman says the time is up, it is eleven o'clock now.
The questioner : I am asking for permission on behalf of the brothers, O Shaykh, regarding the last ten days, since you have cut off our session. May Allah reward you. In the next session.
The Shaykh : All right, we will give you five minutes.
The questioner : Give us what you have regarding the last ten days in terms of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), because there are questions regarding i'tikaf and the encouragement to stand in night prayer. We have not prepared anything; we want advice, O Shaykh, regarding the last ten days.