Explanation of the Book of Prayer-06

The Shaykh : He (may Allah have mercy on him) said, the new lesson: “And from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Allah does not accept the prayer of a menstruating woman except with a head covering

لا يقبل الله حائض إلا بخمار

. It was narrated by the five [collections] except al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Khuzaymah graded it as authentic” The negation of acceptance sometimes means the rejection of the act of worship, which necessitates its invalidity and the obligation to repeat it. And sometimes it means: that it is not accepted in the sense that the evil within this act of worship outweighs the benefit, or the evil outside the act of worship outweighs the benefit of the prayer, so it is not accepted. This does not necessitate invalidity. The default is that the negation of acceptance means rejection, i.e., the rejection of the act of worship. This is the default. So if there is evidence indicating that it is accepted despite the reason for which acceptance was negated, that means: the evil that prevented acceptance encompasses this good.
An example of the first is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): The meaning of the negation of acceptance here is rejection, and that the act of worship does not suffice, and he must repeat it. And an example of the second is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): So the negation of acceptance here does not mean rejection, but it means that his going to the fortune-teller and asking him is an evil that encompasses the good of this act of worship, even though it is valid and not rejected. And what is the default? The default is that the negation of acceptance means rejection and the negation of validity. Meaning: one who is characterized by menstruation, i.e., she has menstruated. It is not intended that she is currently in a state of menstruation, because the prayer of a menstruating woman is not valid in any case. But it is intended that she has reached the age of menstruation. And his saying: The khimar is what covers the head, i.e., it is used to cover it.