If a woman starts menstruating after the sun has set and she has not yet broken her fast, is her fast valid?
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The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : If a woman who is in a state of purity is fasting and the time for Maghrib prayer arrives and she has not broken her fast, and she continues without breaking it because she is sleeping, and then she starts menstruating after Maghrib without having broken her fast, is her fast for that day considered valid? Also, Shaykh, if something that breaks the fast enters a person after sunset and he has not broken his fast, is he called a fasting person or one who has broken his fast?
The Shaykh : Look, may Allah reward you. When the sun sets, the fast ends, whether the person eats or not. So if a woman starts menstruating after the sun sets, her fast is complete. And if he eats after the sun sets, his fast is complete, because the fast in the Shari'ah ends with the setting of the sun. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:187] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: After that, on the right, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : If a woman who is in a state of purity is fasting and the time for Maghrib prayer arrives and she has not broken her fast, and she continues without breaking it because she is sleeping, and then she starts menstruating after Maghrib without having broken her fast, is her fast for that day considered valid? Also, Shaykh, if something that breaks the fast enters a person after sunset and he has not broken his fast, is he called a fasting person or one who has broken his fast?
The Shaykh : Look, may Allah reward you. When the sun sets, the fast ends, whether the person eats or not. So if a woman starts menstruating after the sun sets, her fast is complete. And if he eats after the sun sets, his fast is complete, because the fast in the Shari'ah ends with the setting of the sun. Allah the Exalted said: